The former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin received credit from Sarfaraz Khan after he achieved his double century during the Hyderabad versus Mumbai Ranji Trophy match in the 2025-26 season.
The match between Hyderabad and Mumbai in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy witnessed Sarfaraz Khan scoring 227 runs. Sarfaraz Khan came to bat in the first innings at the point when his team had three players out at a score of 82. The two players established a successful partnership which resulted in 249 runs before he reached his next milestone.During the match against Mumbai, he scored 154 runs after their second wicket fell, which he achieved through his partnership with Suved Parkar.
The player reached his second double century after scoring 227 runs which he achieved through 219 balls that included 19 fours and nine sixes.
The match preparation of Sarfaraz Khan received assistance from Mohammad Azharuddin according to his statement about their relationship. Sarfaraz explained how Azharuddin created his match preparation system after the match ended.Through watching Azharuddin battle footage he achieved significant learning progress according to his statement.
Throughout my professional career, I have not faced reverse swing deliveries. The day before I went to Azhar Sir, who showed me the proper method to prepare for the game. The coach explained to me how the ball becomes reverse between the two pitch locations, which I must face on leg stump while facing inswing deliveries.
His father showed him videos of his batting from when he was a boy, according to his statement.
Cricbuzz obtained a statement from Azharuddin, who explained that Sarfaraz deserves full recognition for his exceptional performance during the game.
The entire credit belongs to Sarfaraz so why should I receive credit between us? I demonstrated to him the correct method to accomplish his task because I have responsibility for that work. The player achieved an outstanding performance which I want to congratulate him for according to Azharuddin.
Sarfaraz Khan has shown excellent performance during the current Ranji Trophy season. He has achieved both a double century and a half century in his batting performance. He maintains a track record of successful performances in domestic cricket. Sarfaraz achieved 303 runs in five Vijay Hazare Trophy innings with an average of 75.75 which included one century and two half centuries.
In their first innings, Mumbai reached a total of 560 runs before their match against Hyderabad came to an end. The total score of the team received strong support from Sarfaraz’s double century while Siddhesh Lad achieved 104 runs and Suved Parkar added 75. The Hyderabad team finished Day 2 with a score of 138/2 while they needed to catch up 422 runs.