India, Jan. 9 -- No more sob stories. Sarfaraz Khan, 28, has firmly taken control of his story and is showing no signs of letting the narrative spin away from anything other than cricket and his performance. The Mumbai batter was destined for greatness ever since he made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2014; however, he had to wait 10 years to earn his maiden Test call-up. Even his Test debut didn't come in ideal circumstances, as he was only considered after replacing the injured Shreyas Iyer in the five-match series against England.

Sarfaraz's career is full of hits and misses. He was expected to be a shoo-in in Tests after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma but somehow remains ignored. When he made his debut in Rajkot, the narr...