Before Champions Trophy 2025, Indian team got a big setback

Before Champions Trophy 2025, Indian team got a big setback, batsman who returned from Australia tour got injured

The Indian team has suffered a major setback before the Champions Trophy 2025. The star Indian batsman has been injured before this ICC event starting on February 19. This player was part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. However, this batsman remained on the bench throughout the tournament. He did not get a chance to play a single match.

 New Delhi. The Indian team has suffered a major setback before the Champions Trophy 2025. The star Indian batsman has been injured before this ICC event starting on February 19. This player was part of the Indian squad during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. However, this batsman remained on the bench throughout the tournament. He did not get a chance to play a single match.

Sarfaraz Khan is injured

This batsman is none other than middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan. Sarfaraz Khan will not be seen playing in the next round of Ranji Trophy due to injury. The next round of Ranji Trophy is starting from 23 January and will be played till 26 January. During this time, Mumbai team will face Jammu and Kashmir. The match will start at 9:30 am Indian time.

Sarfraz has a rib fracture

Mumbai middle order batsman Sarfaraz Khan has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) that he has a rib fracture and will not be available for selection. The exact extent of the injury is not clear. Sarfaraz was part of the Indian team that toured Australia, but did not get a chance to play any match.

Sarfraz will not play in the next round

"He has a rib injury. He has informed us that he will not play in the next round of the Ranji Trophy. Since he is contracted with the BCCI, the National Cricket Academy will conduct his medical assessment and inform us," the MCA official said.

Sarfaraz Khan made his debut last year 

1.Sarfaraz Khan made his Test debut against England in February 2024.

2.He has played 6 test matches so far in his career.

3.During this period, Sarfaraz Khan scored 371 runs in 11 innings at an average of 37.10 and a strike rate of 74.94.

4.Sarfaraz Khan has scored 3 half-centuries and 1 century in Tests.

5.His highest score in the biggest format of cricket is 150 runs.

6.He has not yet made his debut in ODI and T20 International.

7.Sarfaraz Khan has played 54 matches in first class cricket so far.

8.During this period, he has scored 4593 runs in 82 innings at an average of 65.61 and a strike rate of 70.73. Dailymintz