Delhi Capitals (DC) wicketkeeper batter left all fans surprised when he shared an image of his marriage with a girl from Jammu and Kashmir on 6 August 2023. He shared the image on his Instagram account with a caption: ‘Alhamdulillah married’ with a red heart emoji. Several cricketers like Suryakumar Yadav, Umran Malik, Chris Gayle, Tilak Varma, and Ruturaj Gaikward also congratulated him.
While speaking to the reporters, the Mumbai batter claimed that it was his destiny to get married in Kashmir and also said that he will don the Team India jersey one day if God have destined for him. Seeing the image, fans shared their views on social media. However, he had a disappointing IPL 2023 despite having another stellar domestic season.
Here is the shared image:
Wishing a happy married life for Sarfaraz Khan & his wife.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 6, 2023
Congratulations to both of them. pic.twitter.com/BqwXiGGWtd
“What does he have to do to be picked in the squad?” - Sunil Gavaskar slams India selectors in support of Sarfaraz Khan
Many videos also went viral on social media where Sarfaraz was seen tying the knot with a young woman hailing from the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking of Sarfaraz’s career, he has played 33 youth ODIs so far and in those games, he has scored 1080 runs, at an average of 51.42 with a strike rate of 101.69. In First-Class cricket, he has played 39 matches and scored 3559 runs including 13 centuries. He has an average of 74.14. While in 31 List-A games, he has smashed 538 runs, including 2 centuries.
Meanwhile, fans were expecting to see him getting a chance in the squad for the recently concluded two-match Test series in West Indies. But, he got ignored once again and regarding that, the former Team India cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar raised questions on the selection panel of India in a chat with Sports Today. He said: "Sarfaraz Khan has been scoring at an average of 100 in all past three seasons. What does he have to do to be picked in the squad? He might not be in the XI, but you pick him in the team. Tell him that his performances are being recognised. Otherwise, stop playing Ranji Trophy. Say, it's of no use, you just play IPL and think you are good enough for the red-ball game as well.
Here is how fans have reacted:
Hopefully she will change his bad luck
— User45 (@140off113) August 6, 2023
this man got married before he gets debut
— rishiism (@rishiism_) August 6, 2023
Aaj na chorengey tujhe dum duma dum 😂
— Shares and Life (@sharesandlife) August 6, 2023
Atleast he's doing something right
— Karthik 😎 (@kargonewild) August 6, 2023
Team me aane se phle or pta nhi kya karega ya
— Ayush 🇮🇳🚩 (@vkkings007) August 6, 2023
Samay badlega ab 🚀
— Abhinav Singh (@ProteinEnforcer) August 6, 2023
Wishing them a happy married life, Lady luck before Team India selection 🤞
— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) August 6, 2023
Winning in life
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 6, 2023
chalo kisi ne to select kiya congratulations 👍🏻
— Savage (@arcomedys) August 6, 2023