Leave aside, not below! Sarfaraz Khan silenced criticisms again with granular 92 against England Lions | Cricket news
New Delhi: Sarfaraz Khan presented its ability to occur under conditions abroad, responding strongly after being overlooked for the Australian tour and then filed the test team for the England series. The right -hander silenced his criticisms with a 92 bullets made up of 119 bullets for India against the Lions of England during the first unofficial test at St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury.His blow included 13 limits and was a right recall of his red ball prowess.Earlier this year, Sarfaraz impressed the beginnings to tests against England in February 2024, marking two half-century. Later, he struck a valiant 150 against New Zealand in Bengaluru, but in a losing cause. However, a plunge in form followed, because it only succeeded in its next four rounds, which led to its exclusion from the XI.Despite his first promise, Sarfaraz presented none of the five tests during the Border-Gavaskar trophy in Australia, where India dropped 3-1.His omission continued in the England series, the selectors opting instead for Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair. The decision raised the eyebrows, given the coherent domestic performance of Sarfaraz.The BCCI, led by chief selector Ajit Agarkar, recently announced a team of 18 members for the series in five tests in England. Shubman Gill has been appointed new test captain of India, with Rishabh Pant appointed as his assistant.
Sarfaraz, however, was a notable absent.Asked about the decision to leave Sarfaraz, Agarkar replied:“Sometimes just make good decisions. Sarfaraz, I know he got a 100 in the first test and had no points. Sometimes these are the decisions that the team takes over, “said Agarkar.He also explained the inclusion of Karun Nair on Sarfaraz:“For the moment, Karun has scored lots of points in the domestic field, has played a little test cricket, has played a little cricket from the county. With Virat not there, we are clearly lacking a little experience. We estimated that his experience could help,” added Agarkar.On the limited places available in the team, he said:“We cannot choose 50 players now, so naturally when you have to choose 18 players, some players will miss.”The five tests of India in England begins in Leeds on June 20.
