The former Antilles player, Chris Gayle, expressed his support for the inclusion of Indian striker Sarfaraz Khan on the test side. The 27-year-old was recently excluded from the Indian team for the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar trophy against England, which ended with a 2-2 draw.
Speaking on a YouTube podcast with Shubhankar Mishra, released on Sunday September 7, Gayle appointed Sarfaraz as his favorite Indian player and supported him for a place in the test team. The 45 -year -old said:
“I mean, he should be on the test side. He should be in the test team at least, you know. I have marked a century against England at home, not in the team. I saw a post a few days ago. He lost weight. The weight was not even, nothing was bad with his weight or anything. He was doing well.”
“Man has marked triple centuries in first class cricket. So, if they use it against him, it is sad, you know. They should never use it against him. This young person should have been part of the team 100%. I mean, India has so much talent, man, but gives man a race,” he added.
Sarfaraz played six tests for India, marking 371 points at an average of 37.10, including three fifty and a century, with a highest score of 150.
“He has gained the right to play for as long as he wishes” – Chris Gayle weighs on the future of Ms Dhoni in IPL
In the same interaction, Chris Gayle was asked if Mrs. Dhoni was to return for IPL 2026, and he replied:
“Oh, why not? As I said, he should play as long as he wants. He won this. He has won the right to play as long as he wants, and he won the right to move away when he wants it too. Yeah, absolutely.”
Ms. Dhoni appeared in 278 IPL games, Amant 5,439 points at an average of 38.80 and a typing rate of 137.45, with 24 fifty in name.
Edited by Dev Sharma
