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Team India pacers run riot with the new ball and reduced half of the New Zealand side to just 15 on Saturday at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur. In the second ODI, the New Zealand batters struggled miserably against the Indian pacers as they failed to put up any fight when there was some assistance for the ball.
Irfan Pathan took a dig at New Zealand batters who struggled miserably against Indian pacers on Saturday. It was a memorable day for the Indian pacers as they reduced the half of New Zealand side to just 15.
Meanwhile, during an exclusive conversation with News18 CricketNext, domestic cricket stalwart Abhinav Mukund talked about Sarfaraz failing to get a senior team call-up despite his prolific show in Ranji Trophy. Mukund suggested that Sarfaraz deserves a place on the Test side but he also pointed out that the selectors are not completely ignoring the
“I don’t think so. I think Sarfaraz should be there. Let’s keep that point straight. I think Sarfaraz has done enough to warrant a place in the Indian team. But, if you look at Ranji performances not being rewarded in this case, yes. But if you look at Jaydev Unadkat, they drafted him into the team after the sensational Ranji trophy in the last two or three years,” Mukund told News18 CricketNext.
Mukund asserted that it’s also important to have a vacancy in the side to get a place as he also talks about SKY inclusion on the side.
“So, I think it’s just a case of the vacancies and the positions available. They’ve gone with a call that they feel is right for the first two tests by bringing in Suryakumar Yadav. I may or may not agree with that, but the thing is, there needs to be an opening for you to get in. You can score thousands of runs, but if someone else is doing really well there it’s very difficult for you to, there should be a vacancy for you to get a job, right? Yeah. It’s just like that,” he said.
The Mumbaikar has been constantly knocking on doors of the Test team with his incredible performances in domestic cricket. He has already scored 556 runs in 6 matches at a sublime average of 92.67 in the ongoing Ranji Trophy season. It’s not just this season, but he has been scoring a plethora of runs for the past couple of years. He was the leading run-getter in 2021-22 Ranji season where he amassed 982 runs in just 9 innings at a Bradman-Esque average of 122.75.
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