India, July 21 -- Sarfaraz Khan has changed, and how? The India batter, who, despite putting up a string of impressive performances, was ignored for the tour of England, has sent a loud and clear message to BCCI, the selection committee, and its chairman, Ajit Agarkar. He is down 17 kilos and looks unrecognisable. The weight-loss journey that Sarfaraz embarked on a couple of months ago has yielded a stunning result. Often trolled for his build and physique, Sarfaraz has lost oodles of weight and is bidding to push for a spot in India's Test XI, which needs replacements after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Sarfaraz was part of India's Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but unfortunately, he didn't get a play a si...