MIDDLE-ORDER batter Sarfaraz Khan on Monday made a startling claim that the Indian team is looking at his services only for Test matches at home, even though he is yet to get a clear word from the powers that be on his role. Sarfaraz, who made his debut in February 2024, so far played all the six Test matches in his career at home venues. The right-hander was a part of the India squad that toured Sri Lanka recently as a replacement for injured Sai Sudharsan but was never included in the playing 11.

 

“No selector said this in particular, but when I was with the Indian team, I only heard that they are looking at me more for the Indian conditions,” Sarfaraz told reporters here after the first day’s play of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy match against Railways. Sarfaraz made a 63-ball hundred for India A against senior Indian side at Pretoria ahead of the 2023-24 tour, a year later he made a 76-ball hundred for India A at the Kent County Ground in Beckenham ahead of a five-match Test series.