Watch: Sarfaraz Khan's fitting response to team-management after being dropped from playing XI for Chennai Test

Sarfaraz Khan must have felt hard done by when he was not included in the playing eleven for ongoing India vs Bangladesh Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

He was a part of India's playing eleven for the last Test assignment and had done well too. In India's last Test match which was the Dharamsala Test against England, the right-handed batsman had played a fine knock of 56 runs from just 60 balls.

However, there was no place for Sarfaraz Khan in the team for the ongoing Test. The reason was the return of KL Rahul. Rahul had missed the last four Tests against England owing to an injury and returned to the playing eleven straightaway.

Even though Sarfaraz Khan faced the disappointing drop from the playing eleven, he has not let the setback bog him down. The Mumbai batsman showed his remarkable discipline and commitment to the game by sweating it out straight after the end of the third day's play in Chennai.

Soon after the day's action came to an end, Sarfaraz walked out on the field and was seen working on his fitness with strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai.

Watch as Sarfaraz Khan trains:

Sarfaraz Khan training & working on his fitness with Strength & conditioning coach Soham Desai after Day 3 play at Chepauk 👏 pic.twitter.com/uq1jiF62p6

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India on the verge of a big win:

Talking about the game, India are just six wickets away from beating Bangladesh and taking an unassailable lead in the two-match IND vs BAN Test series. Centuries from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) helped Team India declare their second innings on 287/4 and set a big target of 515 runs.

In reply, Bangladesh were off to a good start with their openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan adding 62 runs for the first wicket. Jasprit Bumrah then dismissed Zakir to break the stand before Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Islam, Mominul Haque as well Mushfiqur Rahim.

Bangladesh ended the day on 158/4 with their captain Najmul Hossain Shanto unbeaten on 51. Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan will resume the proceedings with the bat on the fourth day.

Earlier in the first innings, India recovered from 144/6 to post 376 runs thanks to fine knocks from Ravichandran Ashwin (113) and Ravindra Jadeja (86). In reply, Bangladesh were bowled out for just 149 runs.