Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's remarks drew sharp retort from the BJP with the ruling party's spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla asking her to keep her "dirty political communal agenda" out of cricket

xNew Delhi: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Wednesday stoked a controversy when she asked whether Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan was not selected in the India A cricket squad "because of his surname".

She also appeared to take a jibe at Indian team's coach Gautam Gambhir, saying "we know" where he stands on the matter.

The Congress leader's remarks drew sharp retort from the BJP with the ruling party's spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla asking her to keep her "dirty political communal agenda" out of cricket. On Tuesday, when the national selection committee picked the Indian squad

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