Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has posted his top quality information in his Instagram story after getting snubbed by the Indian group for 4-match Test sequence in opposition to Australia.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 19:08 IST
Sarfaraz Khan has been in prolific kind within the home circuit. (Courtesy: PTI)
By India Today Web Desk: Mumbai center order batter Sarfaraz Khan was not picked up within the 17-member Indian squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in opposition to Australia, set to start in February. The gutted Mumbai batter posted an Instagram story of his large file within the top quality format as a reminder to the Chetan Sharma-led India choice committee.
Sarfaraz Khan’s Instagram story.
Sarfaraz used an Instagram put up the place his top quality common is barely after the legendary Don Bradman amongst batters which have performed a minimal of fifty innings. The batter has been in prolific kind off late and has topped the Ranji Trophy charts. India nevertheless, determined to offer wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan his maiden Test match call-up after his sensational double century in opposition to Bangladesh, albeit within the ODI format.
Sarfaraz has been in good kind within the present season of Ranji Trophy as effectively and has scored 2 centuries and a half century in 5 matches. Sarfaraz’s teammates Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav have been given call-ups in T20I and Test squad respectively. Suryakumar Yadav, nevertheless has earned call-ups within the ODI and T20I sequence as effectively.
The BCCI introduced 3 squads, late on Friday night time, two in opposition to New Zealand and one in opposition to Australia for the primary two Test matches. Hardik Pandya will likely be captaining India within the T20Is in opposition to New Zealand, whereas Rohit Sharma will likely be main the traces in the remaining two squads. The Australia Test sequence will likely be essential for India who’re within the hunt to play the World Test Championship Final.
India Test squad vs Australia (First 2 Tests)
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, C Pujara, V Kohli, S Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav
Edited By:
Kingshuk Kusari
Published On:
Jan 14, 2023
