Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle has voiced his backing for Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan’s inclusion in the Test team. The 27-year-old was recently omitted from India’s squad for the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, which concluded in a 2-2 draw.
During a YouTube podcast with Shubhankar Mishra released on Sunday, September 7, Gayle singled out Sarfaraz as his favourite Indian player and advocated for his selection in the Test lineup. The 45-year-old stated:
“I mean, he should be in the Test side. He should be in the Test squad at least, you know. Scored a century against England at home, not in the squad. I saw a post a couple of days ago. He lost weight. The weight wasn’t even, nothing was wrong with his weight or anything. He’s just fine. He was still scoring runs.”
“The man scored triple centuries in first-class cricket. So if they’re using that against him, that’s sad, you know. They should never use that against him. That youngster should have been a part of the squad 100%. I mean, India have so much talent, man, but give the man a run,” he added.
“He Earned The Right To Play As Long As He Wants”- Chris Gayle Backs MS Dhoni
During the same conversation, Chris Gayle was asked about the possibility of MS Dhoni returning for IPL 2026, to which he replied:
“Oh, why not? Like I said, he should play as long as he wants to. He earned that. He earned the right to play as long as he wants to, and he earned the right to walk away when he wants to as well. Yeah, absolutely.”
MS Dhoni has played 278 IPL games, scoring 5,439 runs at an average of 38.80 and a strike rate of 137.45, including 24 half-centuries.
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