26-year-old Sarfaraz Khan who made his Test debut against England earlier this year and scored a half-century in his last appearance for India will not play against Bangladesh in the first Test starting September 19.
On September, the men’s selection committee announced the updated Duleep Trophy 2024 squads for the second round. While all the players selected in the 16-member squad were released from their respective Duleep Trophy squads, Sarfaraz was named in Team B.
“Fast bowler Yash Dayal has received his maiden national call-up while Sarfaraz Khan, who too has been named in India’s squad, will feature in the second-round game,” the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) mentioned in their media release.
Sarfaraz registered scores of 9 and 46 in the Duleep Trophy first round match against India A. In the first innings, he contributed to the batting collapse and then scored a crucial quickfire 46 with Rishabh Pant on the other side.
So far, the Mumbai batter has scored 200 runs from five Test innings including three half-centuries.
He will be seen in action when India B go up against Ruturaj Gaikwad's India C. In the first game India C beat India D by four wickets.
Rahul likely to play in Chennai
It is likely that KL Rahul who scored a half-century for India A in a losing cause plays in Chennai. Rahul registered scores of 37 and 57 in a losing cause at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. In his last Test appearance, the 32-year-old scored 86 and 22 against England in Hyderabad. He was ruled out of the series due to injury.
Rahul’s Test record vs Bangladesh
Rahul does not have a good record against Bangladesh. He has scored 69 runs from six innings at an average of 11.50. His high score against Bangladesh in the format is 43.
India’s Test squad for Bangladesh series
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.
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