Sarfaraz Khan, the Mumbai batsman, responded to Sunil Gavaskar’s support regarding his non-selection in the Indian team due to fitness issues. Despite his excellent performances in domestic cricket over the last few seasons, the 25-year-old has yet to receive a national call-up, scoring 3,505 runs in 37 first-class games with an average of 79.65, including 13 centuries and nine fifties. He claimed that his fitness is adequate and cited an instance where he got home at 2 am after Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match and returned to the ground at 5 am.
When Sarfaraz Khan was not selected for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against Australia, Sunil Gavaskar was one of the voices that criticized the selectors. Gavaskar used his typical humor and suggested that if the selectors wanted to choose models for the team, they should attend fashion shows. Sarfaraz responded to Gavaskar’s comments, stating he has no concerns about his fitness, and elaborated on the matter. He said:
“I just heard that a while ago (Gavaskar’s comment). I was busy playing the Ranji Trophy so I saw it in the morning itself all that he had to say. See fitness is obviously important, and I try my best. When our last Ranji Trophy match got over, I got back home at 2 am in the night and at 5 am was back on the ground.
“So my ground fitness is up to the mark, and when it comes to running and all, I try and get the most out of it during Ranji or IPL. Whatever we have in our hand, we do it.” DC recently conducted a fitness camp in Delhi for 14 days.
At the IPL 2022 auction, Sarfaraz Khan was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of ₹20 lahks.
Sarfaraz Khan prioritizes sustaining the current form.
Sarfaraz Khan is willing to wait for his India call-up and is focused on sustaining his current form. He compared his situation with teammate Suryakumar Yadav, who had to wait a long before making his international debut. Sarfaraz emphasized the importance of continuing his form to avoid losing it. He has played 26 List A games and 84 T20s, scoring 469 and 1071 runs, respectively, in addition to first-class cricket.
