Sarfaraz Khan opens up after being sidelined from Australia Tests

Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan has clearly stated that he is indeed disappointed by not getting an India call-up, but he will definitely not give up. It is to be noted that Khan has been doing a great job in domestic circuit of late.

Team India's Test squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar trophy was announced recently, wherein Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan received their respective maiden India call-ups, but Sarfaraz was ignored by the selectors yet again.

Won't give up: Sarfaraz Khan sends strong motivational message

After his exploits in the domestic circuit, Sarfaraz was looking to get a call-up, but that did not happen. The Mumbai-based cricketer has finally broken silence and reacted on the same. Confessing that he could not sleep the day after the selection, Sarfaraz said he will never give up practice despite his omission.

“Everywhere I go, I hear murmurs that he will play for India soon. On social media, I have thousands of messages talking about my exclusion. Sab bolte hain tera time aayega (everyone says your time will come). I came from Assam to Delhi the day after the selection, and wasn’t able to sleep the whole night. I kept asking why am I not there? But now after speaking to my father, I’m back to normal. I will never give up practice, I will not go under depression. Don’t worry, I will keep trying,” the 25-year-old said as quoted by Sportskeeda.

There were talks about Sarfaraz getting a call-up in the Bangladesh series as well, but he was ignored there as well. Noting that he needs to keep the belief of playing for India very much alive and let destiny take care of the rest. He said,

“I was down completely. It’s natural for anyone, especially once you have scored so many runs. I’m also human, not a machine. I too have emotions. I spoke to my father and he came to Delhi. I just had a practice session in Delhi with him."

The Border-Gavaskar series will begin on February 9, 2023, in Nagpur. The Australians will tour India for a total of four Tests and three ODIs.

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