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Sarfaraz Khan and Gautam Gambhir
NEW DELHI: Congress nationalist spokesperson Shama Mohamed connected Wednesday alleged spiritual bias by Indian men’s cricket squad caput manager Gautam Gambhir, questioning the non-selection of Sarfaraz Khan for nationalist squad duties."Is Sarfaraz Khan not selected due to the fact that of his surname! #justasking. We cognize wherever Gautam Gambhir stands connected that matter," Shama Mohamed said successful a station connected X.
Her remarks came a time aft the nationalist enactment committee announced the India A squad for 2 first-class matches against South Africa A. Sarfaraz, who turned 28 connected Wednesday, was not included successful either of the 2 squads led by Rishabh Pant.
The determination to permission retired Sarfaraz from the India A squad has again raised questions astir the attraction of 1 of home cricket’s accordant performers.
Several fans and observers person asked whether the Mumbai batter is inactive being considered for India’s second-string side.Shama Mohamed’s station drew a beardown absorption from BJP person Shehzad Poonawalla. "This woman & her enactment is sick. After calling Rohit Sharma abdominous — she and her enactment privation to disagreement adjacent our cricket squad connected communal lines? Desh ka partition karke mann nahi bhara kya? In the aforesaid squad MOHAMMAD SIRAJ AND KHALEEL AHMED volition play! Stop dividing India connected communal lines, caste lines," Poonawalla said connected X.
He added, "Keep your soiled governmental communal docket retired of cricket Shama."After years of toil successful home cricket, Sarfaraz, 27, yet got to marque his debut successful Tests nether Rohit Sharma astatine location against England successful February past year. Since then, helium has made 371 runs successful six Tests astatine an mean of 37.10, striking astatine a steadfast 74.94, with a period and 3 fifties successful 11 innings and a champion people of 150.Sarfaraz past played for India successful the location bid against New Zealand successful November 2024. He was not portion of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy successful Australia, the England tour, and the precocious concluded location bid against the West Indies. His exclusion from the India A squad for the South Africa bid amazed galore fans.
