The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the India A squads for the two matches against South Africa A on Tuesday, and the always reliable middle-order batsman Sarfaraz Khan was left out. Sai Sudharsan was appointed the India A team's deputy captain while Rishabh Pant, who is recuperating from a foot fracture he suffered during the Manchester Test earlier this year, was chosen captain. The selection committee chose people like Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Mhatre, Rajat Patidar, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, and others, but Sarfaraz was unexpectedly left out.

The exclusion of Sarfaraz from the red-ball India Given that he scored 92 runs in the first unofficial match while playing well for the India A squad during the England trip, a team seems very perplexing. Despite being forced off the team due to an injury, the middle-order batsman made the most of his time off by getting fitter.

After losing a significant amount of weight, Sarfaraz returned to the Ranji Trophy, where he most recently helped Mumbai score 74 runs. However, he was not included on the India A team.Another Indian talent who is working hard to return to the national team, Mohammed Shami, was also left off of the Indian squad for the red-ball assignment.