Former India player Aakash Chopra has opined that Sarfaraz Khan has not been picked in the Indian squad for the upcoming Test series against England, despite never being given a chance to prove himself in overseas conditions as well. He said that the middle-order batter has been dropped even though he wasn’t given an opportunity in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “Sarfaraz Khan is not part of the team. You have to obviously feel for the boy. Seeing him you are saying that he might not score runs, but he hasn’t failed. Neither did you play him in the BGT nor have you kept him in the team here. You wrote the kid’s obituary without giving him a chance to fail. However, he is also part of the India A squad. So score runs in the side games and show what they are doing is wrong. Show that you can score runs in England as well. It is actually up to you now to prove that point.”

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However, Aakash Chopra also added that Karun Nair has earned a recall to India’s Test squad and urged him to seal a place in the XI through his performances for India A.

“Indian cricket has given Karun Nair another chance. He is a part of the team. Only time will tell whether he will get a chance to play or not. He will be a part of the India A squad as well. Score runs and put forth a solid case for you to be included in the XI. Sai Sudharsan and Abhimanyu Easwaran are in the Test squad. I see one of the two playing at No. 3 because I feel the captain will go to No. 4, and Yashasvi and KL Rahul will be the two openers,” Aakash Chopra concluded.