Sarfaraz revealed he has learnt it by seeing his father playing.
"Tillakaratne Dilshan, is that you?", these were the words of many fans who watched Kings XI Punjab youngster Sarfaraz Khan batting against Delhi Capitals. His one particular shot in the ninth over against pacer Avesh Khan left everyone stunned.
The KXIP batter scooped a delivery bowled at 136 km/h and it looked effortless from the young man. Though the shot isn't easy as batsman usually have to take the eyes away from the ball at last moment.
Sarfaraz gathered applaud from the commentators for his shot. He scored 39 (29) in this match. When asked about the shot, he replied, "My dad himself is a cricketer, so he has been playing these [scoop] shots from that time. So I learnt by seeing him."
Kings XI Punjab, after their 14 runs win against Delhi Capitals, has reached to number two spot in the points table. They are behind Chennai Super Kings who has a better run rate with an equal number of wins in one less game.