Former veteran cricketer Sunil Gavaskar expressed anger over Mumbai cricketer Sarfaraz Khan not being selected in Team India. He lashed out at Chetan Sharma’s selection committee and said that if you want a slim-trim cricketer in the team, then go to the fashion show and bring it from there. Sarfaraz is perfectly fit for him. If he was unfit, he would not have been able to score a triple century.

Why selection by looking at the body?
Sarfaraz was not selected in the Indian Test team against Australia. Things came to light in the media reports that Sarfaraz was sidelined due to fitness. At the same time, in the absence of Rishabh Pant, attacking batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav and Ishaan Kishan were selected in the team.

Gavaskar said on this, the selection of a player should not be done by looking at his body or stature. If a player is scoring 900 runs at an average of more than 100 in 3 consecutive Ranji seasons, then he cannot be unfit. Sarfaraz is the perfect fit for me. He must be in Team India’s squad against Australia.

How can an unfit cricketer score a triple century?
In an interview, Gavaskar said, ‘If the player is unfit then he will not be able to complete the century at the end of the day. Sarfaraz has already scored a triple century. The BCCI has made the yo-yo test a measure of fitness. Sarfaraz comes to fielding even after scoring a century. He proves how fit he is for cricket.

‘Hand over the bat and ball to the model’
Gavaskar did not stop here, he further said that if the BCCI selection committee wanted slim and trim boys only. Then they should go to the fashion show and select some models and feed them cricket by handing them a bat-ball. He should also be included in the team. You have cricketers of all shapes and sizes, don’t go by that. Do team selection on the ability to score runs and take wickets.

Sarfaraz scored his 13th century in Ranji Trophy against Delhi 3 days ago. See his innings here…

Sarfaraz has been scoring runs continuously since 2019
Sarfaraz Khan has been scoring runs in first-class cricket for Mumbai since the 2019 Ranji Trophy season. In 6 matches of that season, he scored 928 runs at an average of 154.66. There were also 3 centuries and 2 fifties in these. During this, an inning of 301 runs also came out of his bat.

The 2020-21 Ranji season could not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As soon as the Ranji Trophy returned in the 2021-22 season, Sarfaraz again scored runs. In 6 matches of the season, this time he scored 982 runs at an average of 122.75. The team reached the finals on his own. Mumbai lost the final, but Sarfaraz Khan was adjudged Player of the Season.

Played 4 matches for India-A
Sarfaraz Khan has played 4 matches for India-A so far. In his 7 innings, he has scored 205 runs at an average of 34.16. 2 Fifty came from his bat and he also took 5 wickets from bowling. Recently, he could not do anything special in the A series against Bangladesh. But, in the difficult conditions of South Africa, he played an inning of 71 not out. He has 13 centuries in 37 matches of first class cricket.

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Sarfaraz Khan scored a century again

After being dropped from India’s Test squad against Australia, young Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan has scored yet another century. He completed his century on 135 balls against Delhi in Ranji Trophy. This is the third century from his bat this season. He has scored more than 500 runs in 6 matches of the season. to read full news click here…