Mayank Agarwal has replied to his critics with a excellent century in the 2nd Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India.
The cricketer from Karnataka made a sweet cover drive off Daryl Mitchell to reach the 3-figure benchmark. Batter incline forward to press the ball far exceed the cover fielder to the boundary.
Mayank, who has been down the pump, famous the century in style. He jumped up and struck the air in joy until yelling out a loud roar. The crickter also looked at the sky and said a huge ‘thank you’ to the Almighty.
His partner, Wriddhiman Saha, moreover gave him a stiff hug as the teammates and help staff stood up to praise Mayank Agarwal’s swashbuckling century.
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However, Mayank Agarwal, who lost his position in the Test side to KL Rahul in England due to an damage, was on the verge of being excluded of the 2nd Test following below-par returns in the early encounter.
He only complete to score 30 runs in Kanpur, position his place in the playing XI under the scanner. Nevertheless, a hamstring injury to Ajinkya Rahane intended Mayank retained his place and made use of the chance, scoring his 4th Test century.
Mayank Agarwal reviews India after mini fall
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Indian crickter Mayank and Shubman Gill gave the domestic side a easy to start after Virat Kohli won the toss and chosen to bat first.
They also added 80 runs for the primary wicket before New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel induced a mini-fall, reducing India to 80/3 from 80/0. India activated to rebuild one more time with Mayank Agarwal leading the pack for the domestic side.
He counterfeit another 80-run stand with Shreyas Iyer, the Man of the Match of the Kanpur Test, to restore India’s innings earlier Iyer (18) walked back.
Wriddhiman Saha, who performed a gritty knock in the 2nd innings of the Kanpur Test, also stayed tall alongside Mayank to put India back in the match. Currently of writing, India are at present 207/4 with Mayank batting at 107 and Saha at 24.
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