{"id":9976,"date":"2025-12-16T13:51:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=671772"},"modified":"2025-12-16T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:21:15","slug":"sarfaraz-khan-hits-15-ball-fifty-ahead-of-ipl-auction-sends-strong-statement-to-franchises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/sarfaraz-khan-hits-15-ball-fifty-ahead-of-ipl-auction-sends-strong-statement-to-franchises\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarfaraz Khan hits 15-ball fifty ahead of IPL auction, sends strong statement to franchises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a7a69cde-237e-4562-a7cb-dd19535ac068-28\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c4b57d25-a850-4bd0-a79b-0360e2cd0957\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"580\">Mumbai batter <strong data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"283\">Sarfaraz Khan<\/strong> delivered a powerful reminder of his explosive batting ability, smashing a <strong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"383\">15-ball half-century<\/strong> in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Super League Group B match against Rajasthan at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday\u2014just <strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"579\">under an hour before the IPL auction in Abu Dhabi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"908\">The timing of the knock could hardly have been more striking, as Sarfaraz produced his blistering innings while franchises were preparing their final auction strategies. Known for his domestic consistency, the right-hander showcased his range with clean and aggressive strokeplay, underlining his T20 credentials on a big day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1146\">Despite making a promising start to his <strong data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"965\">Test career<\/strong>, Sarfaraz has remained on the fringes of national selection and was notably <strong data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1085\">unsold at the previous full IPL auction<\/strong>, a development that raised eyebrows given his domestic form.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1457\">Earlier this month, Sarfaraz returned to T20 cricket in emphatic fashion, scoring an unbeaten <strong data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1262\">100 off 47 balls<\/strong>\u2014his maiden T20 hundred\u2014in Mumbai\u2019s <strong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1323\">98-run win over Assam<\/strong> in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The knock marked his first T20 appearance in over two years and included eight fours and seven sixes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1459\" data-end=\"1676\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Sarfaraz is listed among the <strong data-start=\"1488\" data-end=\"1519\">first set of capped batters<\/strong> at the ongoing IPL auction, carrying a <strong data-start=\"1559\" data-end=\"1587\">base price of Rs 75 lakh<\/strong>, with his latest performances reinforcing his case for renewed interest from franchises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan delivered a powerful reminder of his explosive batting ability, smashing a 15-ball half-century in a Syed\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":32492,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}