IND vs WI: "Sarfaraz Khan Needs To Improve His Ability To Play Against Fast Bowling" - WV Raman Backs Selectors’ Decision To Exclude Sarfaraz Khan

Former Indian women’s team head coach WV Raman opened up about young batter Sarfaraz Khan’s exclusion from the Indian Test squad for the upcoming West Indies tour. WV Raman feels that the selectors may have valid reasons for not including Sarfaraz Khan in the Indian squad.

Despite his consistent performances in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz Khan was not included in Sukhad, raising questions about the selection criteria. According to reports, the 25-year-old was not included in the squad due to concerns over his ability to effectively tackle fast bowling.

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He Needs To Improve On His Fitness – WV Raman

In a video shared on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel, WV Raman stated that Sarfaraz Khan needs to work on his skills against fast bowling and improve his fitness level.

“There were some views expressed supposedly by the selection committee with regards to his (Sarfaraz’s) non-inclusion. One of them seems to be that he needs to improve his ability to play against fast bowling and the other thing seems to be that he needs to improve on his fitness and fielding as well,” Raman said.

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“Somebody can turn around and ask me, what is it that they are trying to convey and do they think they are gods. No, they are not gods. They are not trying to really find faults with Sarfaraz Khan,” he added.

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They Not Only See The Numbers – WV Raman

The former India opener said that the selectors do not make decisions based on numbers alone and consider various factors, such as the skill of the players.

“What happens generally is that in a selection committee meeting, they not only see the numbers that a cricketer has put up, they also try and discuss about the various things that they might have detected in a cricketer’s framework of technique or his attitude, or the perceived ability of a cricketer with regard to international cricket,” he continued.

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“That’s exactly what this committee has done. They feel that Sarfaraz Khan may perhaps not be up to it when it comes to facing international fast bowlers. These kind of judgemental calls are the norm in selection committee meetings. This has been done before, this committee has done it and it will also be done in the future,” he concluded.

India’s Test Squad For West Indies Tour

Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini

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