Ind vs SA 1st Test: Mayank shines on home debut with maiden double ton
Cricket | October 03, 2019 15:07 ISTMayank Agarwal converted his maiden Test ton into a double century on his home debut.
Mayank Agarwal converted his maiden Test ton into a double century on his home debut.
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.
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.
Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 115 while Mayank scored 84* as India posted 202/0 on day one before rain stopped play.
Rohit Sharma slammed a century and Mayank Agarwal also looked solid as both openers remained unbeaten before rain forced an early end on Day 1 of the 1st Test between India and South Africa.
Mayank Agarwal and Umesh Yadav are also a part of the Board President's XI that will take on South Africa in the warm-up tie.
India finished on 264/5 after the end of day one's play in Jamaica on a challenging track thanks to fifties from Virat Kohli and Mayank Agarwal.
India ended day one of the 2nd Test against West Indies on 264/5 with Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant at the crease.
Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant struck an unbeaten partnership of 62 runs for the sixth wicket as India finished day one of the 2nd Test on 264/5 in Jamaica.
After two quick wickets, Virat Kohli (76) and Mayank Agarwal (55) worked hard to rebuild the innings with a 69-run stand for the third wicket as India finished Day 1 on 264/5.
Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul are the only two openers India have selected in their squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies.
Gowtham took a five-for, while Mayank Agarwal scored a gritty 81 as India A need another 93 runs to seal the unofficial Test series against West Indies A.
Mayank Agarwal scored 4 while Hanuma Vihari was dismissed for a duck as Jason Holder ran through India the A top-order against West Indies A.
With Shreyas Iyer and Navdeep Saini joining the senior team in the US for the T20s against West Indies, Test specialists like opener Agarwal and speedster Yadav, who are already in the Caribbean, will play the second four-day game in their absence.
Mayank Agarwal was left out of India's limited-overs tour of West Indies despite being called in as a back-up during the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
Ahead of India's semifinal clash with the opponent yet to be decided, the Men in Blue were spotted in the streets of Leeds, with Vijay Shankar's replacement Mayank Agarwal spotted with the group.
People in the know of developments said that the call to pick Mayank Agarwal and not Ambati Rayudu was in fact made by the team management and not the five-member selection panel.
Agarwal is yet to make his ODI debut, although he was impressive in his debut Test series during India's historic victory in Australia earlier his year.
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