Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has slammed Gautam Gambhir and the Indian crew administration for not giving probabilities to Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran within the just lately concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Karim feels that Sarfaraz and Easwaran have performed a good quantity of home cricket and are able to play Check cricket. Each these gamers had been in India’s squad for the Check collection towards Australia however did not get a recreation.
Whereas Sarfaraz has already made his debut in India, Easwaran is but to play an Worldwide match. Easwaran was in line to make his Check debut earlier than the collection when Rohit Sharma was absent for the primary Check. Nevertheless, the Indian crew administration picked KL Rahul because the opener to companion Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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Gautam Gambhir slammed by Saba Karim for not giving probabilities to Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran
Whereas talking to Sportstar, Saba Karim was dissatisfied with the best way Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran have been handled by the Indian crew administration led by Gautam Gambhir. He believes that these gamers have carried out nicely in home cricket and India A, which makes them deserving of Check cricket.
“It is extremely disheartening as a result of one is able to face quite a few challenges, however that is one thing which is past their management. That’s the best way I have a look at it. I significantly imagine that home cricketers have to be rewarded,” Karim mentioned.
“And right here, we’re not solely speaking about home cricketers, however about gamers who’ve carried out nicely whereas representing India A prior to now, which implies that they’ve been examined a number of variety of instances, and that’s the reason you’ve gotten taken them as a part of the Check crew,” he added.
Saba Karim slams the selectors
Saba Karim additional slammed the selectors for selecting these gamers regardless of not contemplating them adequate to play. He referred to as out the selectors for making a judgment with out giving the correct alternative to those gamers.
“Logically, it is sensible to provide them a possibility every time a possibility arises. I discover it unusual that these two cricketers who’re a part of the squad weren’t even thought of for choice. If that was the case, then why did you decide them within the first place?” the previous India wicketkeeper argued.
“If you weren’t certain about their technical experience of doing nicely in Australia, then you need to have jolly nicely taken anyone else. I really feel very strongly that with out making an attempt them out in these situations, how can we determine that they aren’t adequate for these situations?” he requested.
Whereas KL Rahul was picked over Abhimanyu Easwaran primarily based on his earlier expertise of enjoying in Australia, India picked the younger allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy instead of Sarfaraz Khan. Reddy emerged as one of many finds of the collection as he shone with the bat and performed some excellent knocks underneath stress.
“Harsh on Abhimanyu and Sarfaraz” – Saba Karim
Saba Karim referred to as the choice determination fairly harsh on Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sarfaraz Khan. He reminded the selectors of Sarfaraz’s knock towards New Zealand in Bengaluru through which he scored a powerful hundred underneath stress.
“It has been harsh on Abhimanyu (Easwaran) and Sarfaraz (Khan). Sarfaraz had two Check matches earlier than he acquired to hundred in Bengaluru, the place the remainder of the crew struggled, aside from Rishabh Pant,” Karim defined.
“And after that, he performed two Check matches and each these matches had been on rank turners. Neglect about Sarfaraz, not one of the different Indian batters scored runs. So, conserving that in thoughts, I don’t perceive this determination,” he added.
Each Sarfaraz Khan and Abhimanyu Easwaran have scored loads of runs in first-class cricket and have been regulars for India A as nicely. Sarfaraz has scored 4593 runs in 54 matches at a mean of 65.61 with 16 lots of and 14 fifties.
Sarfaraz Khan has performed six Checks and scored 371 runs at a mean of 37.10. Alternatively, Abhimanyu Easwaran has scored 7674 runs in 101 matches at a mean of 48.87 with 27 lots of and 29 fifties.
