‘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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Armed robbers kill two security guards in Bidar, loot Rs 93 lakh cash meant for ATM
Bidar (PTI): Bike-borne armed robbers shot dead two security guards before decamping with Rs 93 lakh cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in the district headquarters town of Bidar on Thursday, police said.
Police identified the deceased as Giri Venkatesh and Shiva Kashinath. They were the staff of CMS Agency. The staff had come to the ATM located on the busy Shivaji Chowk to fill the cash at 11.30 am, they said.
Sources said the robbers fired eight rounds to execute their crime. Soon after the incident, police rushed to the spot and barricaded all the roads nearby. Police have formed teams to nab the culprits.
