Rishabh Pant provided Sarfaraz Khan with a chef who looks after his food: Suryakumar Yadav

After New Zealand’s commanding 356-run advantage over the hosts, it was a daunting assignment for the Indian hitters to close the gap and get something out for the bowlers to defend. A ray of hope was given to the Indians by Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant’s 177-run partnership, even though Virat Kohli and the former saw through Day 3. In addition, Sarfaraz scored 150 runs to record his first Test century.

Pant, his accomplice on Day 4, was just as successful in his 99-run innings, and the two of them were clinical in their racing between the wickets. Following Sarfaraz’s incredible innings, Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of India in the Twenty20 International format, revealed how Pant helped the young player off the field lose a few extra pounds and get in better shape.

Sarfaraz is working out with the strength and conditioning coach for the Indian squad, and Rishabh (Pant) has given him a chef to take care of his meals. He is expected to be in better physical condition by the time he competes in the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. This sport requires a high level of fitness. He will experience physical changes as he ages. He’s working hard now, and he’ll be all right,” Suryakumar stated, as reported by News18.

Sarfaraz Khan has never skipped practice, in my experience. Suryakumar Yadav

Sarfaraz Khan is notable for having just finished the Irani Trophy with an outstanding double hundred. While maintaining his aggressive batting style, the Mumbai batsman is renowned for playing lengthy innings. Further analysis by Suryakumar revealed that the batter is not who he initially appears to be physically. “Daddy Hundreds” can be produced by the right-handed hitter, he continued.

Although his physique may give the impression that he is overweight, he is capable of hitting double hundreds, triple hundreds, and Daddy hundreds when asked to bat 450 balls. I believe the team is equally driven to play game-changing knocks and earn big hundreds.

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He never missed practice, not even on game day, as far as I can tell. In the event of a game, he will rise at five in the morning, bat for one hour close to his house, and then board the team bus. He will go to the adjacent field and bat once more after the game, Suryakumar said.