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Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal is among those cricketers who emerged in international cricket from the Indian T20 League. Starting his career at a time when Indian cricket was getting used to the explosive batting of the Virendar Sehwag, Agarwal modelled his game on the batting style of Nawab of Najafgarh – focusing more on stroke play. He further added elegance to his batting style and soon came under the spotlight. He was selected to represent India’s Under-19 team and finished the 2010 Under-19 World Cup as the leading scorer.
Unlike a few others such as Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, Agarwal’s international debut for the senior team didn’t happen immediately. He followed the Indian T20 League path to do that. A contract arrived in 2011 as he was given the chance to play for the Bangalore team. The first season was an underwhelming one, but Agarwal had announced his intention to stay put and fight. The second season was a more productive one as Agarwal finished with 225 runs at an impressive strike rate of 142. He is currently a mainstay of the Punjab team, opening the innings on a regular basis for the team with skipper KL Rahul. The franchise went to the extent of investing the highest amount of money (₹12 crores) to retain the services of Agarwal for one more season.
It was not until December 2018, though, that an international debut happened. An untimely injury to Prithvi Shaw meant that Agarwal got the chance to earn a Test cap for his country in Australia. He scored 76 runs in the first innings of the Test in Melbourne. Though he couldn’t make it to India’s squad for the 2021 T20 World Cup, hopefully he will get enough chances to showcase his batting skills at big events in the future.
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Mayank Agarwal’s Personal Details
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- Name
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- Mayank Agarwal
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- Date of Birth
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- 16th February 1991
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- Birthplace
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- Bangalore, India
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- Height
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- 5′9″
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- Batting Style
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- Right-handed batter
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- Playing Role
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- Top-order batter
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- Teams Played For
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- India, Bangalore team, Delhi team, Pune team, Punjab team
Mayank Agarwal’s Current Rankings
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T20 -- -
ODI 283 -
Test 15
Mayank Agarwal Career Summary
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- Format
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- Inn
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 200
- 50
- 4s
- 6s
- CT
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- Test
- 20
- 34
- 1462
- 243 vs Ban
- 43.00
- 53.33
- 4
- 2
- 6
- 183
- 28
- 14
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- ODI
- 5
- 5
- 86
- 32 vs NZ
- 17.2
- 103.61
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 12
- 1
- 2
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- T20I
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Mayank Agarwal – Key Skills and Strengths
Agarwal’s coach describes him as someone who can be flexible in terms of his batting position. Though primarily an opener, Agarwal has the ability to slot in at any position and score runs. He is a natural stroke player and has 2 double centuries to his name already. Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that both Agarwal and Gill need to be given chances together to open the innings for India to see who is better.
Though he has been going through a bad patch of late in Test cricket, there is no denying the fact that Agarwal has the ability to bounce back and shine again. One has to remember the fact that Agarwal made his mark at the international scene with a few blistering innings up the batting order in the pacey conditions of Australia.
Agarwal prefers to hold his bat vertically up with the toe end of it facing the sky. This makes the bat lighter to hold, helping his wrist play. However, there are risks in that technique as he often lands on his front heel and can be late in timing the ball. However, working on that, Agarwal is trying to rectify his mistakes and is looking to be a better batter in the near future.
Mayank Agarwal’s Captaincy Record
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- Format
- Matches
- Won
- Lost
- Tie
- NR
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- Indian T20 League
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
Mayank Agarwal’s Awards and Achievements
Mayank Agarwal is still relatively new to the international scene and is yet to be handed his T20 debut in the Indian cricket team. However, in his short career, the 30-year-old has already made a name for himself, particularly in the longest format of the game. He already has 2 double centuries under his belt in just 14 Test matches. Agarwal made his ODI debut for India against New Zealand in February last year, but is yet to make his mark at the 50-over level.
Here are some of Agarwal’s biggest achievements so far:
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Agarwal is among the few batters to have scored 2 double centuries in the same calendar year, with one coming against Bangladesh and the other being against South Africa.
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Agarwal finished the 2017/18 domestic season as the highest run scorer (2,141 runs).
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The BCCI awarded Agarwal the Madhavrao Scindia Award for finishing as the highest run scorer in the Ranji Trophy in 2018.
Mayank Agarwal’s Indian T20 League Journey
Following his exploits in the Under-19 World Cup in 2010, Agarwal grabbed the limelight and was picked up by the Bangalore team in 2011. He stayed with them for three seasons and then shifted to Delhi. After a brief stint with the Pune team in 2017, Agarwal joined Punjab and has been an important member of their playing XI since then. He opens the innings with skipper KL Rahul and has played a number of fiery innings up the order, setting up the tone for the rest of their innings. He is also an excellent fielder and can save runs that can be crucial at the end of the innings.
Here are some of Agarwal’s achievements in the Indian T20 League:
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Agarwal is among those players who have notched up 100 appearances in the Indian T20 League.
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He has 40 catches to his name and is placed 24th among the players with the most catches in the tournament.
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Agarwal has scored 2131 runs at an impressive strike rate of 135.47 in the league so far.
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Agarwal has 11 half centuries and a century to his name in the Indian T20 League.
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- Format
- M
- Runs
- HS
- Avg
- SR
- 100
- 50
- 4s
- 6s
- CT
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- Indian T20 League
- 100
- 2131
- 106 vs Rajasthan
- 23.41
- 135.47
- 1
- 11
- 203
- 85
- 40
Mayank Agarwal: FAQs
Agarwal became one of the few Indian athletes to have created a personal logo for himself, which he considers to be a reflection of his cricketing journey, representing his hard work.
Agarwal says he is a diehard Arsenal fan. He also has a liking for basketball where he is a supporter of LA Lakers.
Agarwal became the second-fastest player in cricket to hit 2 double centuries, with one coming against South Africa and the other against Bangladesh.
Both Agarwal and Sehwag have scored consecutive centuries against South Africa while opening for India.
