• Sarfaraz Ahmed scored a century against New Zealand in the second Test.
• The 35-year-old was named player of the match and series by PCB.
• He also thanked  Karachi crowd and requested them to visit the stadium.

After making a century against New Zealand in the second Test of the series on Friday in Karachi, Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has started to bat again.

The right-fourth hander’s hundred overall and first since 2014 was this one.

“I was part of the team for four years and despite not getting chances here, I was continuing to play well elsewhere. Wanted an opportunity from Allah Almighty and got it,” Ahmed said during the post-match presentation ceremony.

“I was very tense in the first Test, but the boys and captain gave me confidence. [Last session today] when 140 runs were left, the management said that you need to keep trying to score when the ball is there to hit.”

With his team pursuing a 319-run goal and at one point in the second innings being 80-5, the former skipper hit a stunning century.

“It is a fourth-innings century so it is special, probably my best,” he said when asked if it was the best innings of his career.

The 35-year-old also thanked the crowd in Karachi and requested them to visit the stadium for the ODI series as well, which starts on January 9.

Sarfaraz Ahmed’s press conference following the drawn Test in Karachi.#PAKvNZ | #TayyariKiwiHai
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— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 6, 2023

“Karachi crowd has always supported me. And always supported the team. Request them to come for the ODIs too,” he concluded.

Ahmed scored 335 runs in four innings with the help of three fifty-pluses and a hundred, earning him the title of player of the game and series.

It should be mentioned that both games in the two-match Test series between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a tie.

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