Team India face a massive selection conundrum ahead of the second Test against England with a few first-choice players unavailable. Do they go with Rajat Patidar or Sarfaraz Khan in the main order? AB de Villiers has named his pick as India look to level the series.
England left-arm spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the second Test while AB de Villiers has preferred Sarfaraz Khan over Rajat Patidar for India in Vizag with a few players unavailable. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on February 1.
The Indian team is set to hand debut to one of Sarfaraz Khan or Rajat Patidar for the India vs England second Test in Visakhapatnam. The Indian team is trailing 0-1 in the series. Batting coach Vikram Rathour opened up about the Rajat Patidar vs Sarfaraz Khan debate.
India are 1-0 down in the five-match Test series against England. The Men in Blue have selection issues with the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul sidelined due to injuries. Virat Kohli is also not available till the 2nd Test of the series.
Sarfaraz Khan averages close to 70 in first-class cricket. He has notched up 14 centuries and 11 half-centuries in the circuit with a career-best of 301*.
The BCCI made a few changes to the Indian squad for the second Test against England with a couple of star players, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul being ruled out due to their respective injuries. This finally opened the door for the domestic Bradman of India, Sarfaraz Khan, for the Indian team.
The experienced Uttar Pradesh spinner Saurabh Kumar took five wickets and pacers Arshdeep Singh and Akash Deep bagged two each to bowl out the visiting side on just 321 runs in their second innings at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.
Sarfaraz Khan continued to smash centuries in first-class cricket while his brother Musheer too slammed a ton as the Khan brothers had a day to remember on Thursday, January 25. India A have taken a huge 337-run lead while the U19 team won its second game in a row in the World Cup.
Alongside the Test series between India and England, the 'A' teams of both countries - India A and England Lions - are facing each other in a four-day match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. For the umpteenth time, Sarfaraz Khan has responded to ignorance from national selectors.
Sarfaraz Khan's wait for an India Test call-up continued as the 30-year-old Rajat Patidar was added to the squad for the first two Test matches against England. Patidar replaced Kohli in the squad who has pulled out due to personal reasons.
Virat Kohli's withdrawal from the Test squad for the first two games against England has thrown a spanner in the works for the Indian team as the former captain was the best batter for the side in South Africa series. The BCCI is going to name a replacement soon as Kohli tends to his family.
The in-form big-hitter Rinku Singh and left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh are included in India A squads for the second and third multi-day games against England Lions but Sarfaraz Khan is not part of the last practice match in Ahmedabad starting on February 1.
The 26-year-old Sarfaraz Khan is piling on runs in first-class at every opportunity he is getting in red-ball cricket and yet he is nowhere near the Indian Team team. A day after the snub, Sarfaraz smashed a 110-ball 96 against the England Lions and continued knocking the selection door.
The 22-year-old wicketkeeper batter received a maiden national team call-up for the upcoming Test series against England on Friday and he scored a quick fifty for India A in their first tour match against England Lions on Saturday.
Mumbai and Delhi Capitals batter Sarfaraz Khan tied the knot with a girl from the Shopian district of Kashmir as his friends and teammates congratulated him on a special day.
West Zone were rattled by Karnataka's Vidwath Kaverappa as the Indian Test hopefuls Sarfaraz Khan, Cheteshwar Pujara and Suryakumar Yadav all got out cheaply in the Duleep Trophy final.
Central Zone captain Shivam Mavi ran riot on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy semi-final as West Zone lost half their side for 65 including the likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Prithvi Shaw and Cheteshwar Pujara.
Sarfaraz Khan's continued non-selection from India's Test squad has created a huge controversy in Indian cricket. Earlier, it was stated that the reason for his non-selection is not related to cricket.
Sarfaraz Khan has been the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy in the last two seasons combined, however, despite his prolific form in red-ball cricket, he is yet to receive a Test call-up.
The Irani Cup match will be played in Gwalior from the 1st of March.
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