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‘Sarfraz doesn’t need India A…’: Indian star BACKS Sarfaraz Khan and slams selectors for ignoring him
The Indian star criticized the selection committee over ignoring star Indian player Sarfaraz Khan and wasting his potential and talent.
Last Updated on - October 24, 2025 6:47 PM IST
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Sarfaraz Khan doesn’t need India A exposure tours and series to play international cricket as the middle-order India batter can find his way back into the Test side with runs in domestic cricket, said Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur here on Friday.
Sarfaraz, who made his Test debut against England in the Rajkot Test of 2023-24 season, was a part of India’s tour of Australia late last year but he has been ignored for the Test side since then.
The 28-year-old Sarfaraz, who last played in the Mumbai Test against New Zealand for his overall six Test appearances for India, was also ignored for the India A series against South Africa A recently.
“Nowadays, for the India A side, they look at boys, who they want to prepare for international cricket,” India all-rounder and Mumbai captain Thakur told the media.
“Sarfraz doesn’t need India A game to play international cricket. If he gets back to scoring again, he can straight away go and play Test series also,” he said.
“He is coming from injury lay-off. But before that, he scored two-three centuries in the Buchi Babu Trophy before getting injured.” “Coming back against J&K in the previous match, he had a nice 40 (42). It was very unfortunate to have been run out. But for him, I don’t think playing India A is important,” Thakur said.
With PTI Inputs.