New Delhi, Jan 20: Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the selectors over the non-selection of Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan for the first two Tests against Australia, saying cricketers should be judged solely for their on-field performances, not by their size or shape.
Sarfaraz has been a prolific run-getter in domestic cricket, especially in first-class matches. In the last two Ranji Trophy seasons, he has scored 1,910 runs in just 12 games, averaging 136.42.
On Tuesday, he scored another century, 125, against Delhi in a Ranji Trophy Group B match, making it the batter’s 13th first-class ton and third in the ongoing edition of the prestigious tournament, making people question why an India call-up eludes Sarfaraz.
“If you are looking for only slim and trim guys, then might as well go to a fashion show and find some other models and give a bat and ball in their hands and then improve them. That’s not the way cricket goes.”
Gavaskar went on to say that Sarfaraz isn’t unfit as he’s bringing out the big hundreds every now and then in the Ranji Trophy. “How can you score runs? I think at the end of the day if you are unfit, you aren’t gonna score hundreds.” (IANS)
