'Jaddu Was Guilty Party', AB De Villiers on Sarfaraz Khan's Run Out debut

Sarfaraz Khan's debut against England ended in an unfortunate run-out in the first innings. However, the batsman made it special by hitting fifties in both innings.

New Delhi: Sarfaraz Khan's performance on his international debut won countless hearts. However, his first-innings knock ended shortly after an unfortunate run-out that was a result of miscommunication with experienced all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during the third Test between India and England in Rajkot.

Jadeja felt so guilty that he even posted a story on his Instagram to apologize for it. Later, Sarfaraz said that such things are part of the game. Former South African skipper AB De Villiers addressed the incident and said Jadeja was the guilty party in the incident.

'Sarfaraz gets a 60 and is passed by Jaddu. Jaddu was certainly to blame in this case, but you could see the disappointment in his body language when he got his 100 shortly afterwards. The way he celebrated afterwards was very calm; he was angry that he had run the young man outside. It was great to see an experienced campaigner take responsibility and almost show remorse on the pitch,” De Villiers said on his YouTube channel.

De Villiers, who shared the dressing room with Sarfaraz during their time at Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), was delighted with the young cricketer's performance. De Villiers praised Sarfaraz's down-to-earth attitude and down-to-earth attitude, highlighting the emotional moment when Sarfaraz's father blew kisses to mark his 50th birthday.

“In his very first Test for India, it was great to see his family there. I was with him before at RCB. He's a down-to-earth, down-to-earth guy and I'm very proud of him. It was wonderful to see his father blow a kiss and Sarfaraz blow it back when he turned fifty. A very emotional moment and it was heart-warming for me to watch the match live,” said De Villiers.