Sarfaraz Khan has missed a place in the India team for the upcoming two -match Test series due to injury against the West Indies.
While the right -handed batsman was removed from the squad for a five -match series in England earlier this year, he was expected to return to the team for the upcoming series. Karun Nairpoor performance.
Bharat Squad for West Indies Test, Shubman Gill (C), Yashsvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurael, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Exer Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammad Sarj, Prasidh Christian
Karun Nair also dropped
Senior selection panel decided to leave Sarfaraz Khan To make room for nair from mid-order.
However, Nair failed to grab the occasion, and speculation was tickled that he would be dropped for a series against the West Indies.
While Nair has also been removed from the squad, Sarfaraz Khan has also missed due to injury. The Mumbai star was sidelined after suffering from a quadriseps injury during the Buchi Babu tournament last month.
Sarfaraz to play Ranji Trophy
He is currently subject to rehabilitation at BCCI’s Excellence Center. While the report stated that he would fully fit before the series starts on October 2, lack of match practice may be one of the reasons behind his non-selection.
On Thursday (25 September), chief selector Ajit Agkar also confirmed that Sarfaraz Khan was not named in the squad due to injury.
“Sarfaraz is injured”
– Revsportz Global (@revsportzglobal) September 25, 2025
Meanwhile, the Times of India has reported that Sarfaraz will return to action for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy only from October 15.
Sarfaraz Khan will return to action for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy only from October 15.
– Gaurav Gupta (@Toi_Gauravg) September 25, 2025
Sarfaraz Khan’s Test Career so far
After scoring heavily in domestic cricket, Sarfaraz finally made his Test debut for India last year. Although the right -handed player has done well in international cricket so far, he has not been able to strengthen his place in the test team.
He has not represented India in a test since the third test. New Zealand In November last year.
He was selected for the Australia Tour, but did not play a single match during the five -match series. Overall, he has played 6 Tests and scored 371 runs so far, including a century and three fifties.
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