‘He should be in the Test facet’: Chris Gayle backs out-of-favour India batter for comeback | Cricket News – The Times of India

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Chris Gayle has voiced his disappointment over the continued absence of Sarfaraz Khan from India’s Test squad, regardless of the batter’s constant performances and noteworthy health transformation. The former West Indies nice, talking on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel, revealed that Sarfaraz is his favorite amongst the present Indian gamers and insisted that the teen has carried out sufficient to warrant an extended run. “I mean, he should be in the Test side. At least in the squad. He scored a century against England at home, and then he wasn’t picked. I saw a post recently about his weight loss, but even when he was heavier, he was scoring runs. That was never an issue,” Gayle stated. Sarfaraz has piled up mountains of runs in home cricket, together with triple centuries in first-class cricket. Yet, after sitting out the collection in opposition to Australia and lacking choice fully for the latest England tour, he has struggled to discover a constant place.

“The man has scored triple centuries in first-class cricket. If that’s being held against him, then that’s really unfortunate. India has so much talent, but players like him deserve a fair run,” Gayle added. So far, Sarfaraz has performed six Tests for India, scoring 371 runs at a mean of 37.1, together with a century and three half-centuries. Despite exhibiting promise, he was not half of the squad for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, which ended in a gripping 2-2 draw. For now, Sarfaraz continues to attend patiently, hoping the selectors hand him one other likelihood to show his price in the longest format.