
1/10
The biggest surprise packet of the IPL retentions was young batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who the RCB chose to retain, apart from Kohli and AB de Villiers, over big guns, West Indian Master Blaster Chris Gayle and India leggie Yuzuvendra Chahal.
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2/10
After making an impressive debut in the 2015 IPL (111 runs in 13 matches@ 27.75, strike rate: 156. 33 while batting lower down the order) for the RCB as the then youngest player to debut in the IPL (he was 17), Sarfaraz was dropped midway into the team's campaign last year, with Kohli openly saying that the youngster needed to improve on his fitness.
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3/10
he 20-year-old's woes increased when he injured his knee in a practice game prior to the 2017 IPL, which forced him to miss the entire domestic season after undergoing an operation.
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4/10
However, after regaining his fitness and returning to action, Sarfaraz showed off his class when the talented batsman cracked 132 (off 93 balls) and 70 (in 67 balls) against India Under-19 while batting for the National Cricket Academy in two practice games in Bangalore last month.
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5/10
The young turk's continuation in the RCB line-up is clearly a vote of confidence imposed in him by Kohli.
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