An aggressive and impactful innings is what Mayank Agarwal’s coach Irfan Sait is expecting from his ward, who is set to make his Test debut against Australia on Wednesday.
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“His approach is not to deflect and push at balls. He is positive. We will not see him bog down. I expect him to continue his good form and adopt aggressive tactics while batting,” he said. Mayank has all the qualities of an opening batsman, who loves the ball coming on to the bat, besides being good at cut and pull shots, Sait said. Asked if his student deserved an early call for Team India, Sait said luck plays a very important role in life, apart from putting in hard work for years. “All these years, luck was not on Mayank’s side except in Hobart where he made a magnificent 161 against the Australia U-19 team. Actually, he was out first ball, but was given not out because the bails did not fall off the stumps.”
Mayank scored a triple hundred and three centuries along with four fifties in last season’s Ranji Trophy at an astonishing average of 76.46, amassing 1003 runs.
Sait said Mayank has all the good traits of Virender Sehwag, but is someone who would not lose his wicket in a casual manner like the former opener from Najafgarh. “I am expecting an aggressive Sehwag-like innings from him in the Melbourne Test,” said Sait. “I wouldn’t like to make any comparisons, but Sehwag (many times) appeared laidback and casual in his approach. Mayank never looked casual. He is intense and a very serious player,” added Sait. Mayank has been magnificent in the domestic circuit, having scored truckloads of runs.
“His approach is not to deflect and push at balls. He is positive. We will not see him bog down. I expect him to continue his good form and adopt aggressive tactics while batting,” he said. Mayank has all the qualities of an opening batsman, who loves the ball coming on to the bat, besides being good at cut and pull shots, Sait said. Asked if his student deserved an early call for Team India, Sait said luck plays a very important role in life, apart from putting in hard work for years. “All these years, luck was not on Mayank’s side except in Hobart where he made a magnificent 161 against the Australia U-19 team. Actually, he was out first ball, but was given not out because the bails did not fall off the stumps.”
Mayank scored a triple hundred and three centuries along with four fifties in last season’s Ranji Trophy at an astonishing average of 76.46, amassing 1003 runs.