‘Sidelining Sarfaraz Khan for Tests an abuse of domestic cricket, Venkatesh Prasad slams BCCI select
Says domestic cricket treated as if it does not matter, former pacer says on Twitter
New Delhi: Former Indian fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has lambasted the BCCI and the selectors for the Indian Test team for sidelining Sarfaraz Khan, the highly prolific batsman from the Mumbai team, during the selection for the team.
Calling the exclusion of Khan as ‘unfair’, Prasad has also said that it was an abuse of domestic cricket, in his post on Twitter, reports Times of India.
“Not having him in the Test Team despite 3 blockbuster domestic seasons is not only unfair on Sarfaraz Khan, but it’s an abuse to domestic cricket,almost as if this platform doesn’t matter. And he is FIT to score those runs. As far as body weight goes, there are many with more kgs,” Prasad, who is also a former bowling coach for India, has tweeted.
The 25-year-old Khan has scored 3,500 runs in 37 first-class games and is seen to be in-form currently. On Tuesday, he scored a century 125 off 155 deliveries against the Delhi Ranji team in Delhi.
This is the batsman’s 13th century in first class cricket. The last two Ranji Trophy seasons have witnessed Khan amassing 1,910 runs in barely 12 games, with an average of 136.42.
Not having him in the Test Team despite 3 blockbuster domestic seasons is not only unfair on Sarfaraz Khan, but it’s an abuse to domestic cricket,almost as if this platform doesn’t matter. And he is FIT to score those runs. As far as body weight goes, there are many with more kgs https://t.co/kenO5uOlSp
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) January 17, 2023
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Hit by car, delivery agent dies after falling from flyover in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A food delivery agent died after falling from the Dabri flyover in southwest Delhi when his scooter was allegedly hit by a car on Thursday morning, police said.
The car driver fled from the spot, police said.
A PCR call was received at 7:35 am informing that a person had fallen from the Dabri flyover on Pankha road and required immediate medical assistance, they said.
A police team rushed to the spot and found a damaged scooter and a car on the flyover. The scooter rider sustained serious injuries and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital in an ambulance, where doctors declared him dead, they added.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar, a resident of Jharkhand's Godda district. He was working as a delivery executive with a private food delivery service in Delhi.
The car involved in the accident bears a Delhi registration number and is registered in the name of a Dabri resident, police said.
"The body has been preserved in a mortuary and efforts are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the accident, police said.
