Sarfaraz Khan ka England Tour se Baahar Hona: Ek Bada Sawaal?
BCCI selectors ne jab England tour ke liye Indian cricket squad announce kiya, toh Sarfaraz Khan ka naam missing tha. 27 saal ke Mumbai ke yeh batter domestic cricket mein bahut naam kama chuke hain. Pichle saal New Zealand ke against India ke liye unhone solid 150 bhi score kiya tha. Lekin uske baad, Australia mein Border Gavaskar Trophy mein unhe ek bhi game nahi mila. Main squad mein nahi hone ke bawajood, Sarfaraz Khan ko India A side ke liye select kiya gaya jo England tour par gayi thi aur Canterbury mein unhone 92 runs banaye.
Aakash Chopra ne Uthaye Sawaal
Former India opener Aakash Chopra ne kaha ki Sarfaraz ko aur chances milne chahiye the. Unhone apne YouTube channel par kaha, “Sarfaraz Khan ne ab tak kuch bhi galat nahi kiya hai. Unhone jo ek match khela, usmein 90 plus runs banaye. Woh century nahi bana paye, lekin runs toh banaye. Uske baad bhi aapne unhe next match mein nahi khilaya, aur woh Test team ka bhi part nahi hain.”
Mauke Kyon Nahi Mile?
Chopra ne aage kaha, “Unhone England, Australia aur South Africa mein ab tak fail nahi kiya hai, phir bhi aapne unhe chance nahi diya. Yeh sahi nahi hai. Mai samajh sakta hu ki agar aapko unki technique ya playing style par confidence nahi hai, toh aapko call lena hoga. Toh phir unhe India A ke saath bhi mat bhejo, kyunki aapke paas ek pre-conceived notion hai.”
Kya Sarfaraz ko Bura Lagna Chahiye?
Chopra ka kehna hai ki Sarfaraz ko bura lagna justified hai. “Agar aapko lagta hai ki woh runs bana sakte hain, aur isliye unhe India A squad mein select kiya gaya hai, toh unhe India Test team mein bhi khilao. Unhone kya galat kiya hai? Unhone Bengaluru mein ek ton banaya. Phir woh do matches mein fail hue, lekin un matches mein kisi aur ne bhi score nahi kiya. Australia mein toh unhe ek bhi match khelne ko nahi mila. Toh aise mein, kisi ko bhi lagega ki unke saath kuch galat ho raha hai. Unhone kya galat kiya hai? Shayad kuch bhi nahi. Lekin unhe XI mein jagah nahi mil rahi hai, jo thoda sad hai, agar aapka naam Sarfaraz Khan hai,” unhone kaha.
Ajit Agarkar ka Kya Kehna Hai?
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar ne Karun Nair ko support kiya, jinhone domestic cricket mein consistent performances ke baad saat saal baad Test call-up mila. Agarkar ne kaha ki unhe umeed hai ki Karun England mein achha perform karenge, Sarfaraz Khan se pehle unhe chance dene ka decision sahi hai.
Agarkar ne kaha, “Kabhi kabhi aapko sahi decisions lene hote hain. Sarfaraz ne New Zealand ke against first Test mein 100 score kiya aur phir runs nahi banaye. Kabhi kabhi yeh team management ke decisions hote hain. Chahe woh kisi ke liye fair ho ya unfair, yeh woh choices hain jo aap team ke best interest mein lete hain.”
