Sarfaraz Khan emerged as one of India&rsquo;s shinning stars even as the U-19 team could not add an unprecedented fourth World Cup title in Mirpur yesterday.
<img title="Sarfaraz Khan celebrates his 50 against WI yesterday. pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/feb/sarfarazlone.jpg" alt="Sarfaraz Khan celebrates his 50 against WI yesterday. pic/AFP" /> Sarfaraz Khan celebrates his 50 against WI yesterday. Pic/AFP
Ishan Kishan&rsquo;s team suffered their first defeat of the tournament in the summit clash, losing by five wickets as West Indies lifted their maiden U-19 World Cup trophy.
Sarfaraz, who finished as the second highest run-getter of the tournament with 355 runs in six innings &mdash; just 75 runs short of England&rsquo;s Jack Burnham, gave the Indian bowlers something to fight for.
Patient knock The Mumbai-born batsman showed maturity and batted responsibly with an uncharacteristic 89-ball 51. The Indian bowlers ensured every run was hard earned as the West Indies achieved the 146-run target with three balls to spare.
While most of the Indian batsmen succumbed to West Indies&rsquo; pace, Sarfaraz stood tall and built his innings brick by brick.
Before going to Bangladesh, Sarfaraz&rsquo;s father Naushad, who is also his coach, requested premier pace bowlers from his academy like Kamran Khan and Rahil Shaikh to bowl to Sarfaraz in the nets. Kamran&rsquo;s brutal pace impressed the likes of Shane Warne at Rajasthan Royals, while Rahil immediately bagged a Mumbai Indians contract after impressing Sachin Tendulkar as a net bowler.
&ldquo;Kamran and Rahil helped Sarfaraz prepare really well to face the pace bowlers. We did not have a speed gun to measure exact pace, but they bowled quite fast. The distance was relatively less than the standard 22 yards. The team also had good practice games against Board&rsquo;s President XI at Brabourne Stadium which had India&rsquo;s international bowlers in their ranks. All this helped Sarfaraz prepare really well for the tournament,&rdquo; Naushad told mid-day.
Kamran said Sarfaraz went into the tournament in good form. &ldquo;He was batting really well. He had good confidence and that got better in the World Cup. The IPL experience has only made him a better player,&rdquo; said Kamran.

Sarfaraz&nbsp;Khan emerged as one of India&rsquo;s shinning stars even as the U-19 team could not add an unprecedented fourth World Cup title in Mirpur yesterday.

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