Irfan Pathan supported the selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir and said a big thing by tweeting. Irrfan says that sometimes it may look wrong in the eyes of fans but please don’t get it twisted. Don’t make such stories that are not even close to the truth. Irfan Pathan defended Gautam Gambhir. Irfan Pathan Viral Tweet Sarfaraz Khan: Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan has supported the Indian selectors and coach (management) in the case of batsman Sarfaraz Khan. Pathan says that sometimes as a fan you might feel wrong but please don’t get it twisted. In this case, such stories are made which have nothing to do with the truth. There is an uproar on the political field as to why Sarfaraz Khan was not selected in the India A team. Team India’s former all-rounder Irfan Pathan also jumped into this cause. However, Pathan defended the Indian selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir. Pathan says that such things are being said in the Sarfaraz Khan case which have nothing to do with the truth. Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed have raised questions about Sarfaraz Khan not getting a place in the Indian team for the upcoming series against South Africa. Shama Mohammed linked it to religion. Selectors and the coach (management) will always have a plan. Sometimes it might look wrong in the eyes of the fans, but please don’t twist things or create narratives that aren’t even close to the truth. Irfan Pathan tweeted and said, ‘The selectors and the coach (management) always have a plan. Sometimes it might be wrong in the eyes of fans, but please don’t twist things. Or don’t create such stories that are not even a little bit related to the truth.’ As Asaduddin Owaisi worked to create a spark when 28-year-old batsman Sarfaraz Khan failed to get a place in the India A team, Congress spokesperson Shama Mohammed poured fuel on it. Owaisi raised the question and asked by tweet: Why wasn’t Sarfaraz Khan even picked for India A? It seemed like maybe he wanted to say that Muslim players were being ignored. While Shama Mohammed once called Rohit Sharma an unfit player and made fun of him being fat. Now on Sarfaraz he wrote: ‘Wasn’t Sarfaraz selected because of his last name? It means I just asked. There were differences of opinion in the Congress itself over his statement. Shama did not even leave coach Gambhir. He wrote that we all know what Gautam Gambhir thinks about this. On Tuesday, when the national selection committee picked the Indian team for the two first-class matches against South Africa A, Sarfaraz Khan’s name was not included in the two separate squads led by Rishabh Pant. About the Author Kamlesh RaiChief Sub Editor Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022…read more Active in journalism for about 15 years. Studied at Delhi University. Interested in sports especially cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. Covered IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events. From February 2022… read more Location: New Delhi, Delhi First Published: October 23, 2025, 00:01 IST home cricket Irfan supported the selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir and said a big thing by tweeting
Irfan supported the selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir and said a big thing by tweeting
