Playing his first Test in India, Agarwal showed remarkable concentration and endurance for his monumental 215 off 371 balls that allowed the hosts to declare their first innings at 502 for seven on Thursday.
Mayank Agarwal struck 215 as India scored a massive 502 for seven declared to take a grip of the opening Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.
Mayank seemed elated with his performances and was at a loss of words when asked to describe his feelings on achieving the triple-figure mark on home debut.
Mayank's individual score of 215 is thus far the highest score by any batsman in Test cricket this year, surpassing Australian star Steve Smith's 211 which he scored in the fourth Ashes Test
Playing his first Test in India, Agarwal showed remarkable concentration and endurance for his monumental 215 off 371 balls that allowed the hosts to declare their first innings at 502 for seven in 136 overs.
With India skipper Virat Kohli declaring the innings at 502/7, the idea was to give the spinners a go before stumps to assess what the pitch has on offer and the duo of Ashwin and Jadeja didn't disappoint.
The 28-year-old is now the fourth Indian batsman after Karun Nair, Vinod Kambli and Dilip Sardesai to convert their maiden Test tons into a double century.
Unorthodox keepers and Kiran More go a long way as he was one of those pivotal in backing former India skipper M.S. Dhoni and the former chief selector feels that Rishabh Pant has an enviable record.
Posting a video on his official YouTube handle, Shoiab Akhtar said he had acknowledged Rohit's true potential in 2013.
Mayank Agarwal converted his maiden Test ton into a double century on his home debut.
Rohit Sharma ended his innings with 176 runs off 244 deliveries on Day 2, one run short of his career-best score, laced with 23 boundaries and six maximums.
Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal stitched a partnership of 317 on day 2, the 12th-highest opening stand in Test history and second-highest for India.
Mayank Agarwal scored his maiden Test century on Thursday as play resumed on day two of the first Test between India and South Africa.
Opener Mayank Agarwal smashed his maiden Test double century as India declare first innings at 502/7. While Ashwin-Jadeja duo ran riot to remove Africa top-order on Day 2.
Rohit Sharma made a brilliant start to his 'new innings' as the opener in Test matches, and former India great Sachin Tendulkar pointed out a moment from Day 1 after the Mumbai batsman won the "mental battle" against the Proteas.
In an informal chat with opening partner Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma revealed that he had an idea that he might open in the longest format at some stage of his career when the side was on the tour to Australia.
Though his family moved to South Africa from Tamil Nadu generations ago, the 25-year-old from Durban is no stranger to India, having toured here with South Africa A last year.
Ahead of the first day of the opening Test between India and South Africa, Virat Kohli greeted a fan who had his name and face tattooed on his body.
Rohit Sharma thanked the team management and insisted that he was very clear on what he wanted to do after an impressive opening debut against South Africa.
Netizens also lauded Rohit's effort, who was batting on 115 when bad light stopped play on the first day in Visakhapatnam.
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