READ MORE:<\/strong> Alcott's hilarious first meeting with tennis 'king'<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Injured Storm star hits back at Bennett criticism<\/strong><\/a>\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Kokkinakis' surprise admission as AO defence looms<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Khan went one step further, posting on his Instagram account a graphic showing his stats for Mumbai in first-class cricket, and then a graphic listing the best-ever first class averages, where he sits second behind Don Bradman.<\/p>\n The batter was interviewed by The Indian Express \ufeffafter the squad was announced, and it was clear how much the snub has affected him.<\/p>\n "I came from Assam to Delhi the day after the selection, and wasn't able to sleep the whole night," he said.<\/p>\n "I kept asking why am I not there? But now after speaking to my father, I'm back to normal. I will never give up practice, I will not go under depression. Don't worry, I will keep trying."<\/p>\n \ufeffOthers, including cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle, couldn't believe Khan had been left out of the squad for the Border-Gavaskar series, which begins on February 9.<\/p>\n "Very hard on Sarfaraz Khan who has literally broken the door down in first class cricket," Bhogle wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n "You can't do more than he has."<\/p>\n Highest first-class batting average<\/strong><\/p>\n 95.14 \u2013 Donald Bradman<\/p>\n 80.47 \u2013 Sarfaraz Khan<\/p>\n 71.64 \u2013 Vijay Merchant<\/p>\n 69.86 \u2013 George Headley<\/p>\n 67.46 \u2013 Ajay Sharma<\/p>\n * Minimum 50 first-class innings<\/em><\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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