Pakistan’s white-ball wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Rizwan on Monday congratulated Sarfaraz Ahmed on completing 3000 runs in Test Cricket.
Rizwan praised and acknowledged the 36-year-old’s achievement as he became the first wicket-keeper batter to reach 3,000 runs for Pakistan.
In his tweet, Rizwan called Sarfaraz, “One of the finest wicket-keeper batters Pakistan ever produced.”
“Congratulations to Saifi Bhaiyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa on reaching the landmark of 3000 runs as a WK in World Test Cricket for Pakistan. May your cricketing career keep flourishing. One of the finest WK batters Pakistan cricket has produced so far,” he tweeted.
With his tweet, Rizwan also put all the rumours of the two cricketers not getting along well to bed.
Earlier today, Sarfaraz completed his 3000 runs in Test cricket during the first innings of the ongoing opening Test of two-match series against Sri Lanka in Galle by scoring a boundary to achieve the milestone in 91 innings.
He also became the 20th Pakistani batter who has scored 3000+ runs in the longer format of the game.
Sarfaraz, who made his Test debut in 2010 against Australia in Hobart, scored 21 fifties and four centuries so far in his career.
His last century came against New Zealand earlier this year when his team needed his experience the most. Sarfaraz's century helped Pakistan draw the second Test against the Kiwis in Karachi.
In the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka, Sarfaraz could only score 17 runs off 15 balls. He got LBW while attempting a sweep shot against Prabath Jayasuriya.
At Tea, Pakistan were struggling at 132-5 in reply to Sri Lanka's 312. In the first innings, Sarfaraz impressed his fans and critics by taking four crucial catches.
Sarfaraz was highly criticised for poor work behind the stumps in Pakistan's last Test against New Zealand in Karachi back in January this year. Despite saving the second Test by scoring a hundred, Sarfaraz remained under the knife for dropping catches and missing stump chances.
His selection in the ongoing Test was also questioned by fans as they thought Mohammad Rizwan was a better choice in terms of wicketkeeping. But, Sarfaraz proved his critics wrong.
The wicketkeeper took three catches on day one, and a catch on day two to give a befitting reply to his critics.