Mayank Agarwal, born in 1991 at Bangalore, is primarily an opening batsman and has been piling on the runs over the past few seasons. Agarwal came under the spotlight when he struck 432 runs at an average of 54 in five matches in the Under-19 Cooch Behar Trophy in 2008-09. He followed that up with a match-winning 160 for India Under-19s, in a one-dayer against Australia Under-19s in Hobart in 2009. He also had a great U-19 World Cup the following year but couldn't help India do well in the tournament. Following that, he gratuated to the India A and has been in and around the side. Agarwal made his Ranji Trophy debut for Karnataka in the 2013-14 season; he made his T20 debut in 2010-11 and List A debut in 2011-12 but has struggled for consistency. He was dropped for the entire 2014-15 season, which according to Rahul Dravid was a "wake-up call" for the opener. Since then, he has worked on his fitness and technique and scored his maiden first-class century the following season. He has been a traveler in the IPL and has played for Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiant and is currently playing for Kings XI Punjab. However, his form in domestic cricket has been sensational over the past two seasons but was overlooked by the selectors until last year, when Prithvi Shaw was ruled out due to an injury and he was called up for the last two Tests against Australia. Mayank made his Test debut against the Aussies in the Boxing Day Test and registered two scores over 70 in the first two Test matches he played. Mayank is expected to be India's No.1 choice opener along with Shaw for the upcoming future after the World Cup.
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The 160-run target was never going to be a big ask for Karnataka's quality batting line-up as openers Mayank Agarwal (81*) and skipper Karun Nair (70*) made merry with no pressure of scoreboard, achieving the target in only 30.3 overs.
Along with Ravikumar Samarth (125 off 124 balls), Mayank added 242 runs for the second wicket as Karnataka piled up a huge 347 for 8 in 50 overs and then bowled out Hyderabad for 244 in 42.5 overs with Shreyas Gopal picking up 5/31.
Chennai: Mayank Agarwal and Manish Pandey smashed centuries to power India A to a 34-run win over South Africa A and qualify for the tri-series final at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here today.Agarwal (176
Chennai: Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed a brilliant 130 in company of skipper Unmukt Chand, who complemented with a useful 90, as India A thrashed South Africa A by eight wickets to bag a bonus point
Pune: Lauding the batting efforts of Delhi Daredevils' (DD) willower Mayank Agarwal, teammate Yuvraj Singh said he hopes Mayank gets to play for the Indian national team soon."I think Mayank was brilliant. He is a
Hyderabad: Karnataka dished out yet another commanding batting display to beat hosts Hyderabad by five wickets in a high-scoring South Zone leg match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here today.Chasing a challenging 295 for seven
Secundrabad: Mayank Agarwal's blazing century was the cornerstone of Karnataka's imposing 163-run triumph over Andhra Pradesh in a South Zone match of the Vijay Hazare National ODI Championships here on Friday.Andhra's decision to bowl first
Dubai: JP Duminy hit a timely unbeaten 52 after skipper Dinesh Karthik set the foundation with a fighting 56-run knock as Delhi Daredevils edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets in a thrilling IPL
Chennai, May 28 : The 113-run opening partnership between Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal has set the foundation for the team's 43-run victory over Mumbai Indians in the second play-off match of the IPL here,
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