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Former chairman of the national selection committee, MSK Prasad, firmly stated that players are never chosen based on their name, surname, or religion. He addressed these concerns after allegations were made by a politician against Indian coach Gautam Gambhir and the selection panel led by Ajit Agarkar, accusing them of excluding Sarfaraz Khan due to his surname.

In an exclusive interview with IANS, Prasad, who served as India’s Chief National Selector from 2016 to 2020, emphasised that the panel never discriminates against players based on their religion or community background. He remarked that those who believe otherwise ‘don’t understand Indian cricket at all.’

“It’ll never happen. When the kid got selected, forget Sarfaraz – generally, when a player is selec

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