Sarfaraz Khan sends message to IPL teams with push-ups celebration after Mumbai’s fastest ever fifty

Sarfaraz Khan made sure his message reached every IPL team, and he did it in the most engaging way on Tuesday, December 16. Sarfaraz Khan played a brilliant innings for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 and his celebration took social media by storm.

Sarfaraz played a breathtaking innings against Rajasthan in the Group B match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune as he scored a half-century in just 15 balls in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 clash on Tuesday.

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The Indian batsman attacked from the start, showing his full hitting range and sending the ball to all parts of the ground. Sarfaraz played a brilliant inning of 73 runs with the help of six fours and seven sixes in 22 balls against Rajasthan in the ongoing SMAT 2025 match in Pune.

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The timing of the knock made it even more fascinating, as it came barely an hour before the start of the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi. After completing his half-century, Sarfaraz fell on the ground and did push-ups on the field itself.

Now, the Mumbai batsman’s bold and confident celebration instantly went viral and was widely seen as a clear sign for the IPL franchise. Notably, Sarfaraz is part of the first set of capped batsmen in the IPL 2026 auction and has set a base price of ₹75 lakh.

to be continued…