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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Indian Premier League (IPL) season 13 is set to start in the UAE from September 19.
Agarwal has so far played 11 Tests for India in which he has scored 974 runs, including three hundreds and four half-centuries.
Mayank opened alongside Hanuma Vihari at the MCG, scored a gritty 76 to give India a strong start which eventually played a pivotal role in their 137-run win.
Speaking to his teammate Mayank Agarwal last week on 'Open nets with Mayank, the Indian skipper gave an insight into his batting mind.
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Mayank quizzed Kohli in a rapid-fire round and the India captain gave answers with honesty in his own inimitable style.
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In a conversation with Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli revealed how his mother would react during the initial days of practising a strict fitness regime.
BCCI shared a short clip on Twitter where Kohli is mostly seen adjusting his spectacles.
It was on July 13, 2002 when Ganguly and his young team won the NatWest Trophy final, chasing down a steep target of 326 with just three balls to spare
In a conversation with Mayank Agarwal, Sourav Ganguly named the five players he would've selected from the current Indian Test team to the side he captained.
Saliva ban on match ball has been one of the most talked-about regulations that has been imposed by the ICC looking at the virus threat.
In a conversation with Mayank Agarwal, Sourav Ganguly revealed how Sachin Tendulkar would justify not facing the first ball.
India's Test opener Agarwal on Monday shared a photo of him walking out to open the batting at Kolkata's Eden Gardens during India's first pink-ball Test against Bangladesh
India are scheduled to play four Tests as part of the Border-Gavaskar series starting from December 3 onwards with the opener at Gabba
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Mayank revealed Rahul Dravid played a pivotal role to keep his head straight and away from negative thoughts when he was not getting call-up in the senior team despite good show in domestic cricket.
While the likes of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are busy helping their families by doing the laundry, Test opener Mayank Agarwal has turned chef.
Agarwal posted a series of pictures of him working out on the lawn and at home, doing strength training exercises.
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