The Mumbai batsman had hit headlines for the first time in 2009, when he broke the record for the highest score in the Harris Shield inter-school tournament, scoring 439 for Rizvi Springfield against Indian Education Society.
He was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 50 lakhs in 2015 auctions and with the money he plans to but to buy a car for his father Naushad who plays a great role in his life.
Sarfaraz is not the only young Indian batsman to have shown tremendous potential so far in IPL 2015. Shreyas Iyer, opening batting for Delhi Daredevils (DD), and Deepak Hooda, playing the role of middle-order hitter for Rajasthan Royals (RR) have also done exceptionally well.
Shreyas Iyer:
He has shown that he can play all around the park, and that he has no qualms of taking on either pace or spin. Hooda, meanwhile, has made mincemeat out of the bowlers, and currently enjoys the highest strike rate (208.92) among batsmen with over 100 runs in IPL 2015.
Shreyas Iyer was purchased by the Delhi Daredevils for Rs two crore and sixty lakh in the IPL 2015 auction, appreciably exceeding his base price of rupees 10 lakhs. An ecstatic Shreyas revealed that he plans to a buy a house with the money he will receive from his franchise.
Also known as Virender Sehwag of India's under-19, Shreyas credits DD's assistant coach Praveen Amre for his new-found success in the IPL cricket tournament.
His 56-ball 83 innings laced with 7 fours and 5 sixes against Mumbai Indians helped DD put up an imposing total of 190 and ended a nine-match losing streak at home with a 37-run win.
