Sunil Gavaskar advised Sarfaraz Khan after snub in India

11 innings, 1 century, 3 fifties, but Sarfaraz Khan was removed from the India squad for the England Test series. Before breaking the door of the India Test team, Sarfaraz did everything in domestic cricket. He scored tonnes at an average of 65.61 after 54 first -class matches. Then, what did he do wrong to be worth a snub in the India vs England Test series? His inexperience played a role in playing in England, as he lost the opportunity for Karun Nair. Former India captain and batting Mestro Sunil Gavaskar has advised his partner Mumbaikar not to lose heart and take inspiration from Nair.

“Even Jaydev played his first Test at a very young age, and then it took 13 years to play another Test. He firmly, he went to take wickets in domestic cricket. Like Unadkat, Karun has continued Big Hundreds of Scoring. Similarly, the selection committee to bring him back. Sunil Gavaskar told India today.

Was Sarfaraz Khan worth one place?

While Sarfaraz made a statement against New Zealand at home after scoring two half-century in his debut match, his term with the India Test team was not innocent. In 11 innings, he scored a century and three half -centuries. But it also had three ducks, two singles scores and two below 20. Other people scored runs and pressurized the selectors, Sarfaraz had to count every knock, especially when experts felt that they still had to work on their technology against small balls.

In Australia, he did not provide convenience in any of the five tests. There were domestic matches, but they developed an injury that has so far excluded him from action. There have also been many conversations about his fitness. While Sarfaraz has lost 10 kg weight and worked on his fitness during this time, it was not enough to justify a place above Karun Nair.

“It is difficult, what is there about cricket. When you get an opportunity, you have to make sure that the place is yours. Even if you score a hundred, you should make sure that you do not go in your next innings, thinking that you have scored a hundred in the last knock. You have to enter your eyes and you have to get those runs again. Gavaskar said.

India one tour

However, even though Sarfaraz has missed the opportunity to feature in the India vs England Test series, he still has an opportunity in England. He will be part of India who will play two first-class matches against Lions of England and an intra-skava match against India senior team. These three matches would be important for Sarfaraz Khan to make a statement that the chief selector, Ajit Aggarkar made a mistake.

Next, he can still try for a county contract and gain some experience under his belt, playing in difficult situations. Gavaskar believes that Sarafaraz did not take his chance and made himself infallible.

“It is completely up to you to ensure that place cement. You need to knock on the doors and break the door. You have to be undropppable. We have seen in the past, if a team loses a series, the 13th, 14th, 15th people fall in the squad. You have to take your opportunity, ” Gavaskar said.