Mayank Agarwal in his Debut Test
Mayank Agarwal in his Debut Test. Image Credits: Twitter

Indian top-order batter, Mayank Agarwal will be playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, he recalled his Test debut for India against Australia at the MCG in Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2018. Mayank played knocks of 76 and 42 in the third test match of the series, which India won by 137 runs and took the 2-1 lead in the four test match series.

Agarwal revealed he felt like a Gladiator when he played his debut match in front of 80 thousand of people at MCG. In that tour, the 32-year-old batter then played a crucial knock in the last game in Sydney Test, Team Indian eventually won the series by 2-1.

India in BGT 2018
India in BGT 2018. Image Credits: Twitter

Mayanak Agarwal recalled his Test debut in India Tour of Australia in 2018-

“Simply put, in a few words. I felt like I said that before I think that it was about 80-odd thousand people on the first day and we batted first. I just felt like like a gladiator in between there. The massive stadium with so much history,”

“The series on the line. It was 1-1. I was very happy and got right into the action. I really enjoyed it you know, I know the heartbeat was like real fast but yeah once I played a couple of overs, I really got into it. Then I got into the rhythm and once I got into the rhythm, I kept flowing,” Mayak said in a video shared by SRH

Mayank has played 21 Tests for India so far and has an average of 41.33 with 4 tons and 6 half-centuries in his career. The 32-year-old batter was also part of Men in Blue back to back victory in BGT down under, he was in the squad in 2018 as well as in the 2020/21 Australian tour, which Team India won on both occasions.

“I think it’s an amazing place to play cricket. The kind of intensity with which they play, you know how hard they play cricket, is something that I admire. Yeah, so, when we were there, and when we won there, that feeling is indescribable. Like, I cannot express,”

“A lot of people and a lot of players, a lot of countries have gone there and played some really good cricket and for us to go there and win it twice. Being a part of two tours is a phenomenal feeling. It’s just not so much happiness, I’m really proud that you’ve contributed to the historic moments in whichever way but just the feeling of having contributed to the nostalgia is just a phenomenal thing,” he further added.

While in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 will kick off on March 31, but SRH will start their camping on April 2 against Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad. whereas in the last season, they finished in the 8th spot in the points table.

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