Fazal also spoke about the disappointment of not getting a recall to the Indian squad.
Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy-winning skipper has also said he is a big of the Australian wicket-keeper batsman Paine during a recent interaction on Sports Tiger's show 'Off the Field'.
Faiz said: “I am a fan of Tim Paine, he is very good as a Test captain. Virat is also very good in Tests.”
The left-hander made an impressive One Day International debut for India in 2016, hitting a half-century, but wasn’t recalled to the national team since his debut against Zimbabwe.
On being unfortunate to get the international opportunity, Faiz said: “The competition in Team India is very tight, I feel very fortunate that I played for India because that was the aim, to play for the country. Nothing can be compared with that. But I still aim to play for the Test team. But, yes, I feel disappointed that I could not continue my place in the Indian team.”
The 34-year-old opener further added, “The game itself is my motivation and I love playing cricket at any stage. That's why even in the off-season, unfortunately, this season, I could not go but I always travel to the UK and plays the premier league there.”
Sharing his experience of being a captain, Faiz said: “I love captaining Vidarbha. I have been very fortunate to get some amazing cricketers in my side. Even when I was leading in the Duleep Trophy, I had some amazing cricketers in that team as well. You cannot teach a lot, it comes naturally.”
Noteworthy, Faiz had exceptional domestic seasons in the past few years, scoring 1,001 and 942 First-class runs in the 2017-18 and 2018-19 season respectively.
(With IANS Inputs)