Former India cricketer turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra commented on Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan amid the Test series against South Africa at home as well. However, Sarfaraz was not included in the squad as well.

“I think there is a clarity issue in the case of Sarfaraz. I think it is a case of perception and understanding. I am trying to think, they might have a perception that he may not do as well in swinging conditions and play fast bowling well. Maybe he is not our guy in SENA countries. So he did not get the chance. But even to make that perception, I have to allow him to fail. He is not even being allowed to fail. And now there is no place in the team as well,” Aakash Chopra said on Shubhankar Mishra’s YouTube channel.

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Meanwhile, Aakash Chopra also spoke about Yashasvi Jaiswal not playing T20Is for India as well. With Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill opening, Jaiswal has found it difficult to be in the team.

“Jaiswal is a premier player in the Indian team as well. He will be there in the ODI and T20I teams in the near future too. You can cover the sunlight with some clouds for a while, but you cannot hide it. At this point in time, it is unfair to Jaiswal, I will agree. (not being in the white-ball teams) I feel he will be in the T20 World Cup squad. I don’t think the team playing now is the final team,” he said.

“You cannot ask for captaincy in your state team. It is not player-centric. But a franchise will have to be player-centric at times because it is a game of supply and demand. How many like Jaiswal are available? If you can maximise that asset and need to give him captaincy to do that, I would say please do it. As long as it is clear that the team will get better by that player becomes a captain, give it to them even if they demand it,” Aakash Chopra concluded.