Top 4 experts who slammed Sarfaraz Khan's exclusion from India A squad for South Africa series ft. Sunil Gavaskar

Ravichandran Ashwin

Legendary off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed his surprise at Sarfaraz Khan’s axe from India squad A while citing his weight transformation and 150 against the Kiwis last year. The former cricketer warned that the selectors have seemingly closed the door for the wicketkeeper-batter. He said on his YouTube channel (via NDTV):

“I can't find any logic behind Sarfaraz's non-selection in the India A side. I feel very, very sad for him. If I were a selector, what would I call and tell Sarfaraz? He has reduced weight, he has scored runs too, he even hit a century against New Zealand. This kind of non-selection leads me to think that someone, somewhere thinks, 'Sarfaraz Khan ko dekh liya, abhi nahi chahiye (We've seen Sarfaraz Khan, don't need him anymore).'”

“He has not been selected in the India A side. What happens to him now? Literally, the door has been shut on him. Where will he perform? Now, if he does well in first-class cricket, they will say he is a very good player in first-class, so he won't get an A series. Where will he go and prove his credentials?” he added.