Sarfaraz Khan, a Mumbai batter, has come under fire from Milind Rege, a former captain of Mumbai and current selector, for some ‘ridiculous’ remarks he made in public.

Sarfaraz Khan, a Mumbai batter, has come under fire from Milind Rege, a former captain of Mumbai and current selector, for some ‘ridiculous’ remarks he made in public. Sarfaraz Khan has been in excellent form at home, particularly in this Ranji Trophy, scoring lots of runs at will and setting some incredible records. After being passed over for the national selection, he recently opened up to the media.

“Keep performing but making ridiculous comments won’t help matters. Sarfaraz should refrain from making comments against his [India] selection. His job is to score runs. He has to concentrate on his batting,” the 73-year-old told Mid-Day.

Sarfaraz Khan has been in excellent form at home, particularly in this Ranji Trophy, scoring lots of runs at will and setting some incredible records. After being passed over for the national selection, he recently opened up to the media.

While speaking to the media, Rege was very critical of the 25-year-“immaturity.” old’s He advised Khan to focus on doing his work and not worry about what ought to occur. He will undoubtedly be given a spot if one becomes available on the team.

“Sarfaraz has been in tremendous form, there is no question about it. But there has to be a place in the [Indian Test team] batting line-up. His form is incomparable and unbelievable. Wherever there is an opportunity I think he will get his chance. But right now, where is the place?”

Rege emphasised that Khan’s comment that whatever motivated Khan to seek tutoring from his father when Mumbai had hired a coach as deserving and brilliant as Amol Muzumdar was what most irritated him about Khan. Muzumdar is a living proof that even being a legend in Indian cricket does not guarantee you a spot on the team.

“When Amol is your Mumbai coach, why did he need his father [Naushad Khan] to coach him. I read a quote in a Marathi newspaper that he had called his father to coach him [in Delhi]. When a man like Amol, who scored more than 11,000 First-Class runs is a Mumbai coach, Sarfaraz should look at Amol’s plight and carry on with the game. Amol scored plenty of runs, but he was never selected because there was no place in the national side,” Rege pointed out.