Sarfaraz Khan not selected India vs England Test : Many great players have been included in Team India for the five -match Test series to be played against England. There are some of these players who performed amazing in Indian domestic cricket as well as the Indian Premier League and that is why they have been included in Team India. However, young player Sarfaraz Khan has not got a place in this team. Sarfaraz Khan has made a Test debut for Team India. He made his Test debut in the Test series played last year against England and won the hearts of all the fans while batting. But now he will not be seen leaving his mark in the 5 match Test series. For this, former India player Harbhajan Singh has given a big statement. According to Harbhajan Singh, he himself was surprised to see that Sarfaraz Khan did not get a chance.
Harbhajan Singh made a statement
Harbhajan Singh told PTI, ‘This is a very bad thing. I was surprised myself when he did not see his name in the team. I am confident that Sarfaraz will make a tremendous comeback. I would just like to say that you do not give up. You will definitely get your right. If not today, tomorrow. You can also see Karun Nair. Nair had scored 300 runs against England and then did not get much opportunities. He is in England with the team.
Statistics in Sarfaraz Khan’s Test
Sarfaraz Khan has played only 6 Test matches for Team India so far in which he has scored 371 runs at an average of 37.10. This includes a century and three half -centuries. His highest personal score is 150 runs. Sarfaraz scored 200 runs against England in 3 matches in 3 matches at an average of 50 and his highest personal score was 68*. He has scored three half -centuries in five innings against England.
Recently, India A team played an informal Test series of two matches against England Lions, in the first match, Sarfaraz Khan scored 92 runs in the first innings. He hit 13 fours in his innings. He was not included in the India A team in the second informal Test. At the same time, he scored a century in the intra squad match.