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The Indian team has been announced for the first two matches of the four-match Test series against Australia and Sarfraz Khan has been ruled out.
Sarfaraz Khan failed to get a place in the Test team.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior selection committee announced the squad for the first two Test matches of the four-match Test series against Australia late on Friday night. There are some new faces on this team. While Suryakumar Yadav was rewarded for his consistent performance, Ishan Kishan benefited from Rishabh Pant’s injury. But there was one player who could not make it into the team despite scoring consecutive points or in other words scoring consecutive points. This player is Sarfraz Khan.
Sarfaraz has been knocking on Team India’s door continuously for the past few months. He has been participating in domestic cricket for two-three years but the selectors still do not pay attention to him. Sarfraz’s stats in domestic cricket are surprising, but perhaps his stats were not the criteria for selection.
Do great things in 3 years
Sarfaraz will not be running for a year or two. He scored runs in domestic cricket for three consecutive years. In the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy season, the batsman scored 928 runs in six matches. His average score during this period was 154.66. Three half centuries came from his bat. He was the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy last season. In the 2021–22 season, he scored 982 runs in six matches at an average of 122.75. Which includes four centuries and two half centuries. Based on their performance, Mumbai reached the final but failed to win.
His bat is also coming on strong this season. His unbeaten 126 with the bat came against Hyderabad. He played an innings of 75 runs against Saurashtra. Against Tamil Nadu, he once again showed his prowess with the bat and scored 162 runs.
Don Bradman is compared
Sarfraz Khan’s name is also shared with Australian tennis player Sir Don Bradman. Sarfraz’s first-class average so far is 80.47. He has the second best first-class average in the entire cricket world. Bradman ranked number one with an average score of 95.14. Sarfaraz scored 3380 runs in 36 first-class matches. During this period, 12 centuries and nine half-centuries came from his bat.
After looking at these stats, surely no one can doubt Sarfraz’s talent. He needs to play at international level to prove himself but the selectors are overlooking his performances.
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