Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his displeasure and anger that Sarfaraz Khan, who continues to be a lightning star in domestic cricket with continuous fireworks in Ranji, is yet to be included in the national team. Gavaskar accused Chetan Sharma-led selectors of ignoring the star, who has been the backbone of Mumbai batting with a century in the last game, of going for a fashion shock.
“He is not out of the field standing with a brilliant century. Again and again the star reaches the field. All this says that he is perfect for playing cricket. If you only want slim and curvy people, it is better to go to Fashion Shock. A few models should be selected and given the bat. The ball should be thrown into their hands. Then let’s take the team. Cricketers come in all shapes and sizes. Don’t worry about the size. “Runs and wickets should be considered,” Gavaskar said.
Sarfaraz had earlier said that he cried after not getting a place in the team against Australia. Father helped me that day. With that, the training started again. The squad for the first two matches of the four-Test series has been announced. The team for the next two games is yet to be announced.
Sarfaraz Khan is ahead of only Don Bradman in Test batting average. The player’s batting average in first class cricket is 82.83. Bradman’s is 95.14.
He is the player who scored more than 900 runs in consecutive Ranji Trophy seasons. The player scored 928 runs last season and has scored 937 runs this season so far. Earlier, Ajay Sharma and Wasim Jaffer were the first to score more than 900 runs in more than one season in Ranji.
The Test team with Rohit as captain and KL Rahul as vice-captain includes Shubman Gill, Pujara, Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Suryakumar Yadav.