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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Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Harshit Rana hogged the limelight for more reasons than one in his side's clash against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. Rana gave a send-off to senior pro Mayank Agarwal in the powerplay and took two wickets in the last over to win the game for his side.
While he was set to travel to Surat via Delhi for his state team Karnataka's next Ranji Trophy match, Mayank Agarwal had consumed a liquid which resulted in him experiencing a burning sensation in his mouth and throat. Agarwal has now been discharged from an Agartala hospital.
Mayank Agarwal shared the latest update on his health after falling sick during flight from Agartala. Agarwal felt a burning sensation in his mouth and throat and had to be deplaned and then was admitted to the hospital. Agarwal was with his Karnataka team for the Ranji Trophy match against Tripura.
"IndiGo flight 6E 5177 operating from Agartala to Delhi returned to origin due to a medical emergency onboard. The passenger was offloaded and was rushed to the hospital for further medical assistance. The aircraft took off again for its destination at 1620h," Indigo's statement read.
Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal felt discomfort during a Delhi-bound flight from Agartala and has been admitted to the hospital in Tripura capital. Mayank-led Karnataka beat Tripura in its fourth Ranji Trophy 2024 match from January 26-29 in Agartala.
Arjun Tendulkar recorded a brilliant fifty while batting at the no.8 position against Karnataka in the first innings at Mysore's Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground. He added crucial 93 runs with Heramb Parab for the ninth wicket to help Goa score a total of 321.
Karnataka and Gujarat locked horns in the second round of the ongoing Ranji Trophy. After dominating for the most parts of the four-day encounter, Karnataka floundered big time with left-arm spinner Siddharth Desai wrecking havoc in the opposition camp picking up seven wickets.
Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal scored 157 runs off 133 balls and Ravikumar Samarth scored 123 runs to put 402 runs on the scoreboard against Jammu and Kashmir in their opening Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 match on Thursday.
Ranji Trophy 2023 champions Saurashtra led by Jaydev Unadkat will be up against Rest of India led by Hanuma Vihari in the Irani Cup clash. Rest of India features some of the out-of-favour players including Mayank Agarwal and Vihari himself and a good game could be their ticket to South Africa.
The match was initially scheduled to be played in Indore but was shifted to Gwalior after the Holkar Stadium earned the right to host the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Before the auctions, Mayank was replaced as a captain by Dhawan and then was released by the Punjab Kings.
Gayle said an unsettled playing eleven has contributed to Punjab's inconsistency over the years.
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IPL 2023: Amidst a storm of media speculation around Mayank Agarwal being sacked as the captain of Punjab kings, the franchise has now put out a tweet that clears the air regarding the issue
PBKS captain Mayank Agarwal missed out on the last game due to injury and is likely to make comeback in the game against DC.
Mayank has been an integral part of Punjab Kings since 2018. He has served as the squad's vice-captain and has also briefly captained the team last season.
The Chandigarh-based franchise will make a formal announcement soon.
According to BCCI, the members were asked to report in Ahmedabad on 31st January 2022 for the upcoming three-match ODI and T20I series against the West Indies.
With regular openers Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul all missing games at some point last month, Agarwal grabbed the opportunity with both hands against New Zealand and South Africa.
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