India batting nice Sunil Gavaskar has come out in assist of Sarfaraz Khan who continues to stay outdoors of Team India’s scheme of issues. The Mumbai batter has been in good type, scoring 2,441 runs mixed within the final three seasons in Ranji however has but not been picked for the Indian Test facet.

Recently, he did not make it to the Test squad for the primary two Tests in opposition to Australia in February.

There have been stories that Sarfaraz’s health might be a cause behind selectors ignoring his title. Gavaskar talking about the identical mentioned {that a} cricketer can not rating centuries if he’s unfit and in addition added that health can’t be the one criterion for selecting gamers within the squad.

“If you are looking for only slim and trim guys, then might as well go to a fashion show and find some other models and give a bat and ball in their hands and then improve them. That’s not the way cricket goes. You have cricketers in all shapes and sizes. Don’t go by the size, go by the scores or wickets. He is not staying off the field when he scores a hundred. He is back on the field again. So, all that tells you is that the man is fit,” Gavaskar instructed India Today.

“How can you score runs? I think at the end of the day if you are unfit, you aren’t gonna score hundreds. Cricket fitness is the most important thing. Yo-Yo Test can’t be the only criterion. You got to make sure that the man is cricket fit as well. If the person, whoever it is, is cricket fit, then I don’t think it should be any matter,” Gavaskar added.

Gavaskar’s feedback got here a number of days after the in-form Sarfaraz scored his third century Ranji Trophy’s ongoing season.

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