Sarfaraz Khan sheds weight, gears up for England tour with India A squad

Indian batter Sarfaraz Khan is moving diligently for the forthcoming England tour, losing 10 kg of value by adhering to a strict fare regimen, arsenic per reports.Despite making his Test cricket debut against England successful 2024, Sarfaraz has yet to play a Test lucifer extracurricular India.The Mumbai-based batter is reportedly eating boiled vegetables and facing 300 to 500 plaything balls regular to signifier for the upcoming bid and accommodate to the swinging conditions successful the UK.Sarfaraz Khan is the portion of India A team, scheduled to play 2 games against England Lions (May 30-June 2 successful Canterbury and June 6-9 successful Northampton) and 1 intra-squad lucifer against the elder India Test squad (June 13-16 successful Beckenham).While announcing the 18-man squad, the Board of Control for Cricket successful India (BCCI) added that Shubman Gill and B Sai Sudharsan volition articulation the India ‘A’ squad up of the 2nd lucifer against England Lions, erstwhile IPL 2025 concludes connected June 3.Other Test players included successful the India ‘A’ squad are Dhruv Jurel, who’s appointed arsenic the vice-captain of the team, arsenic good arsenic Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, and Sarfaraz Khan, who was retired of enactment aft picking a rib wounded connected the 2024/25 circuit of Australia.Uncapped players similar Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Anshul Kamboj, Tushar Deshpande, and Harsh Dubey – the starring wicket-taker and Player of the Tournament successful 2024/25 Ranji Trophy - besides find places. Khaleel Ahmed and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who person played white-ball games for India, are besides included successful the touring enactment to England.India A squad for England tour:- Abhimanyu Easwaran (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel (vc & wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan (WK), Manav Suthar, Tanush Kotian, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sarfaraz Khan, Tushar Deshpande, Harsh Dubey.(with inputs from syndicated feed)