Rising right-handed batsman Sarfaraz Khan has been blatantly ignored by the roster despite racking up tons of runs in the domestic circuit. The Chetan Sharma-led selection panel has named dashing Suryakumar Yadav in place of Sarfaraz Ahmed, raising many eyebrows.
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Sunil Gavaskar on Selectors
Sunil Gavaskar interacted with India Today and was quite furious with the selection panel. “If you’re just looking for slim and slender guys, you might as well go to a fashion show and find other models and give them a ball and a bat in their hands and then improve them. That’s not how cricket works. You have cricketers of all shapes and sizes. Do not rely on the measure, but on the scores or wickets.” said Sunil Gavaskar.
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Sunil Gavaskar on Sarfaraz Khan
Sunil Gavaskar raised his voice during the Yo-Yo test and made some interesting comments about Sarfaraz Khan. “He doesn’t stay off the field when he scores a hundred. He’s back on the field. So all you’re telling is the guy is fit. How can you score points? I think if you’re not fit, you don’t end up with hundreds is going to score. Cricket fitness is the most important thing. Yo-yo test cannot be the only criterion. You have to make sure the man is also cricket fit. If the person, whoever it is, is cricket fit then I don’t think it matters. ” said Sunil Gavaskar.
Sarfaraz Khan cleared the misconception that he was left out of the squad due to fitness. “I’m very fit. Everyone has a different physique, you can’t change that. I’ve passed all the yo-yo tests (compulsory fitness test) in the past.” said Sarfaraz Khan.
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