Ravichandran Ashwin says Sarfaraz Khan did nothing wrong after omission from Test squad for England tour

Former Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Sarfaraz Khan did nothing wrong after he was dropped from Test squad for the England tour. However, at the same time, Ashwin doesn’t want experts to question Karun Nair’s place in the team after batter’s consistent performances in the domestic circuit.

Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Khan was not given his opportunity on the Australian tour and he has been shown the exit door by the selectors without getting a chance. 

Khan had broken into India’s Test team after scoring a bucket load of runs in the domestic circuit. The youngster has scored 371 runs in six Test matches at an average of 37.1. The Mumbai batter played his last Test against New Zealand but returned with scores of 0 and 1 on a spin-friendly pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

“When the Indian team gets selected now, it is not pleasant anymore. Nowadays, people are almost always angry over someone not getting selected. Look, Sarfaraz Khan has scored a lot of runs already, but Karun Nair’s selection cannot be questioned. But if you ask me what Sarfaraz did wrong? I have no answer. I really hope someone has had a talk with Sarfaraz, there should be a call from the leadership or the management. He should be given reasoning and the way he can get back into the team,” Ashwin said on his YouTube channel.

“What will Sarfaraz Khan think now? What can he look forward to next? He’ll go back to first-class cricket and score 1000 runs, but what after that? I think it is very hard on Sarfaraz Khan, but at the same time, I am very happy for Karun Nair,” Ashwin added.

Meanwhile, Nair scored 863 runs in nine matches of the Ranji Trophy at an average of 53.93, with the help of four centuries to earn a recall into India’s Test squad.

On the other hand, Nair also amassed 779 runs in nine matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at an average of 389.50 and a strike rate of 124.04, with the help of five hundreds. Furthermore, the right-hander has the experience of playing for Kent in County Cricket.