Cricket News Desk. Former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle has expressed disappointment over Sarfaraz Khan not getting a consecutive place in the Indian Test team. This experienced opener believes that Sarfaraz has worked hard to make a place in the national team and he should be given enough opportunities to prove himself. Despite the great performance in domestic cricket and hard work on fitness, the Mumbai batsman was not selected in the team for the five -match Test series against England.

Earlier, Sarfaraz was included in the team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in the end of 2024 and early 2025, but he could not make it to the playing XI in any of the five matches. Sarfaraz made his domestic Test debut in February 2024 and made his presence felt by scoring two half -centuries in Rajkot.

Gayle said on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel, “I mean Sarfaraz should be in the team. At least in the Test team. He scored a century against New Zealand on a home ground, but not in the team. I saw a post a few days ago that his weight has reduced. Weight is not a problem. He is absolutely fine and still scoring runs.” Advertisement

Gayle spoke on Sarfaraz’s performance in domestic cricket

Gayle also spoke on Sarfaraz’s extraordinary record in domestic cricket and criticized the selectors for ignoring him despite a big score. Recently, Sarfaraz scored two consecutive centuries against TNCA XI and Haryana in the Buchi Babu Invitation Tournament and his average in first class cricket is 65.98. Gayle said, “Sarfaraz has scored a triple century in first class cricket, so it is sad if they are using this against him. They should never use it against him. That young player should be completely part of the team. There is a lot of talent in India, but this player should be given a chance.”

Sarfaraz has played six Tests for India
Sarfaraz has so far played six Tests for India and has scored 371 runs at an average of 37.10, including three half -centuries and a century. However, he last played for India against New Zealand in November 2024 and has not been part of the playing XI since. In practice matches before the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, Sarfaraz impressed 92 runs in the first innings of the informal Test against England Lions.