Sarfaraz Khan made the scapegoat of India’s test loss against New Zealand and Australia

The Indian Selection Committee announced the Indian Test Squad for England Tour 2025 Saturday. Former Indian Cricter Sunil Gavaskar was quite disappointed with Sarfaraz Khan’s omission of the test workforce.

Sarfaraz marked a century in his first test against New Zealand at home, but failed in the next two test games. After that, Sarfaraz did not have the opportunity to play the border-gavaskar trophy in Australia.

Although angry at Sarfaraz’s deception, Sunil Gavaskar was impressed with the Karun Nair selection for England’s tour.

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Disappointment of Sunil Gavaskar

The legend of Cricket Indi Sunil Gavaskar was not happy after Sarfaraz Khan was abandoned from the Indian test workforce. Gavaskar advised players to give nothing of course and continue to play their best in every game.

“It’s hard, that’s what cricket is. When you have opportunities, you need to ensure -you are yours. Even if you write down a hundred, you need to make sure that you do not go to your next entries thinking that you have obtained a hundred of the previous stroke. You have to enter and get the runs again. You must not give anyone the possibility of pushing -your team.” Declared Gavaskar.

Gavaskar stated that the decision to drop Sarfaraz would have been tough for him, as he did not have the opportunity in Australia, and then was injured and did not have the opportunity to show his shape in management.

Gavaskar also said that if a team loses a series, players 13, 14 and 15 from the squad are easily dropped and Sarfaraz became a victim of the loss of the Australian series.

Ajit Agarkar to the exclusion of Sarfaraz Khan

The main coach, Ajit Agarkar, stated that Sarfaraz Khan’s exclusion from the squad’s decision was made by the team’s management to find the best players for the team.

Agarkar greeted Sarfaraz to mark a ton in his debut test game, but then did not perform at the brand in the following series of tests.

“Whether it is fair to someone or unfair to someone, these are the options you make in the best interest of the team,” Agarkar said at the press conference.

The recent form of Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan made an awesome debut against England in the home test series in 2024, but in the following series against New Zealand, things changed for him, as he did not perform in the next home series. After that, Sarfaraz did not have a single chance to play the border-gavaskar trophy in Australia.

Sarfaraz also lost the Ranji Trophy Games due to injuries, and despite working hard in his physical fitness and crushing almost 10 kg in the last 6 weeks, Indian selectors consider Sarfaraz not the right man for work in England.