Sarfaraz Khan has been named as Sai Sudharsan’s alternative for the two-match Check sequence in Sri Lanka. He’s set to hyperlink up with the squad earlier than the group travels to Galle for the primary Check which begins on August 15.
Sarfaraz has performed six Assessments for India, along with his most up-to-date look coming within the 2024 dwelling sequence in opposition to New Zealand. In 11 innings, he has one century and three fifties to his identify. The decision-up comes on the again of one other strong Ranji Trophy season in 2025-26 the place he scored 429 runs from 9 innings at a mean of 53.62.
Up to date India squad: Shubman Gill (C), KL Rahul (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Devdutt Padikkal, Saransh Jain, Auqib Nabi, Sarfaraz Khan
Sarfaraz was additionally named within the West Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy (August 23 – September 10), a small a part of which can conflict with the Sri Lanka Assessments (August 7 – 27). He missed the final version attributable to harm after initially being named within the squad. Moreover, Sarfaraz hasn’t performed skilled cricket since turning out for Chennai Tremendous Kings within the IPL in April this yr.
With Sudharsan out injured, Devdutt Padikkal seems to be the front-runner to bat at No. 3, significantly after his spectacular century within the observe sport in opposition to SLC XI.
A BCCI assertion mentioned that Sudharsan, who’s at the moment on the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru after struggling proper toe stress response, has made vital progress in his restoration.
