Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary batsman, has criticised the national selectors for ignoring Sarfaraz Khan. The young player was not included in the Indian squad for the forthcoming four-match home Test series against Australia, which begins on February 9, and the 1983 World Cup winner expressed his disappointment.
Gavaskar has angrily poked at the BCCI selectors, asking them to choose models from a fashion show if they want someone silm since he is unhappy with their selection criteria.
While talking to Sports Today Gavaskar said,”At the end of the day, if you are unfit, you are not going to score hundreds. So cricket fitness is most important. I don’t have a problem with you wanting to do the Yo-Yo test or whatever it is, but the Yo-Yo test cannot be the only criterion. You got to make sure that the man is fit for cricket as well. And if the person, whoever it is, is fit for cricket, then I don’t think it should really matter.”
He further added,“He is not staying off the field when he is scoring hundreds, he is back on the field again. All that tells you that the man is fit for cricket. If you are looking for only slim and trim guys, then you might as well go to a fashion show and pick some models and then give them a bat and ball in their hand and then include them.”
Gavaskar said that cricketers should be selected on the criteria of runs and wickets but not on their size.
“You have cricketers in all shapes and sizes. Don’t go by the size, but go by the runs and the wickets,” added Gavaskar.
