The Board of Cricket Management in India (BCCI) has been topic to large bashing and is on the fixed goal of many for the reason that previous few days for not choosing Ranji Trophy sensation Sarfaraz Khan within the Indian group that may go to West Indies for a multi-format collection. Amongst all, legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar had additionally blasted out on the Indian board for overlooking Sarfaraz regardless of his constant performances within the home circuit.

Sarfaraz even himself shared a cheeky response for selectors on his Instagram story after being snubbed by them. The story of the Mumbai cricketer depicted his stats in first-class cricket which additional fueled the controversy as many got here out in his assist. Nonetheless, a BCCI official has now make clear the explanations behind Sarfaraz getting repeatedly ignored by the Indian administration.

Chatting with PTI, the BCCI official aware of choice developments cited ‘below-par health’ and ‘off-field conduct’ as the explanations for the board overlooking Sarfaraz. He additional dismissed the claims of Indian Premier League (IPL) performances enjoying a task in participant choice through the use of the examples of Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari.

“The indignant reactions are comprehensible however I can let you know with a point of certainty that the explanation behind Sarfaraz getting ignored again and again isn’t just cricketing one. There are a number of causes for which he hasn’t been thought-about. Are the selectors fools to not take into account a participant who has scored 900 plus runs in successive seasons? One of many cause is his health which isn’t precisely of worldwide customary. He has to work onerous, perhaps shed weight and comeback leaner and fitter because it’s not simply batting health that’s sole standards for choice,” stated the official.

“That’s a notion constructed by media. Do you assume there could possibly be any cricketing cause? When Mayank Agarwal broke into Indian Take a look at group, he scored 1000 top notch runs in a single month. Did MSK Prasad’s committee verify his IPL credentials? Ditto for Hanuma Vihari, who got here by home and A group ranks. If their IPL and white ball document wasn’t checked then, why would SS Das’s committee reinvent the wheel now? Easy. The reason being not a cricketing one,” he added.