Sarfaraz Khan is an emerging Test player for India, with a remarkable debut, scoring the fastest fifty in his first Test match. As one of the most talented players in the domestic circuit, he earned his spot in the Indian cricket team after delivering outstanding performances in recent years. After Shubman Gill’s absence from the IND vs NZ match, Sarfaraz was given a place in the squad. However, Sarfaraz did not play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Why did he miss out on the most prestigious league, and will he feature in the IPL 2025 mega auction? Let’s discuss the possibilities.
Why Sarfaraz Khan did not play in IPL 2024?
Sarfaraz had went unsold in the IPL 2024 auction were he was available at his base price of INR 20 lakh in the December auction. Still no team picked him the auction and he went unsold. Sarfaraz has been a Test player and have less experience in the fast paced format of T20s.
Sarfaraz Khan had become the youngest player to be picked up by a franchise during the 2015 IPL Auction when Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him. He spent four seasons under the guidance of Virat Kohli.
In the 2019 IPL auction, Punjab Kings (PBKS) acquired Sarfaraz for INR 25 lakhs, and the franchise retained him for the 2020 season. In 2019, Sarfaraz featured in eight matches, scoring 180 runs.
Will Sarfaraz Khan play in the IPL 2025?
Sarfaraz Khan could get a bid this team as he is now a capped player and teams could invest in him to experiment that can he play in the shortest format of the game like he plays the Test cricket.
Sarfaraz Khan IPL stats
| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Career | 40 | 441 | 67 | 23.21 | 138.24 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 33 | 14* | 16.5 | 113.79 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 180 | 67 | 45 | 125.87 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 | 51 | 22* | 10.2 | 124.39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 66 | 35* | 33 | 212.9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2015 | 13 | 111 | 45* | 27.75 | 156.33 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
