Ranji Trophy 2019-20 | Felt I could change course of the game, reveals Sarfaraz Khan

Uttar Pradesh had declared their innings on a massive 625-8 and were in pole position to take a first-innings lead and possibly win the game when Mumbai were 128-4 in reply. But little did they knew what was about to hit them as Sarfaraz Khan smashed an unbeaten 301, helping Mumbai to not only save the game but also take a first-innings lead, ending the final score of Mumbai at 688-7.

"I wasn't going to come out to bat. I wasn't well for the last two-three days. But I felt that I was the kind of player who could change the game if I remained in the middle. So I came out and played for the team," Sarfaraz told Cricket Next.

"I didn't think I would be able to go all the way," he added.

Sarfaraz's triple-hundred was only the third triple-hundred hit by a batsman batting at number six in first-class cricket. As far as Ranji Trophy is concerned, this was only the second triple-hundred by a batsman batting at number six after Karnataka's Karun Nair. Sarfaraz later revealed that he was playing with an aim to reach Uttar Pradesh's first-innings total and did not think about personal milestones.

"When I got to 250, I felt I should declare (retire), but the team backed me a lot," said Sarfaraz.

"After I got to 200, I slowed down. I did not hit a boundary for an hour until tea after I went past 200, my aim was that we had to go past 625," he added.