SA vs IND: Mayank Agarwal was fired after half a century of scoring.© AFP
Indian batter Mayank Agarwal said on Sunday that he had talks with head coach Rahul Dravid about how to stick to your plans and be patient while playing on South African pitches. Virat Kohli’s side dominated Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against the Proteas at the SuperSport Park as the visitors’ score was 272/3 on punches. KL Rahul (122*) and Ajinkya Rahane (40*) are unbeaten and India hopes for a strong show from the batters on Day 2.
“Well, the talks with Rahul Dravid were about being very disciplined, he was very clear and he said when you play in South Africa and other countries you don’t look very good but it’s about sticking to your plan and waiting for the chances to score. We thought around those lines and I’m glad we were able to do well in the first session,” Mayank said during a virtual press conference on an ANI question.
“To be fair, the plan was to be very disciplined and try to play the balls that were close to the stumps. The plan was to leave as many balls as possible and I’m glad we were able to do that. posted 272/ 3 at the end is a credit to the batting unit We put in a really really good effort the talk has been that players who get a set should continue Credits to KL Rahul for the way he played and he made sure that he was part of some good partnerships,” he added.
Mayank Agarwal also scored 60 runs and shared an opening score of 117 runs with KL Rahul. Skipper Kohli also looked good in the crease, but he gave his wicket away to Lungi Ngidi after playing a 35-point knockout.
About his resignation, Mayank said: “Well, to be honest, I’m not allowed to express my opinion on it and I’ll leave it at that unless I want to get into the bad books and get my money tied up.”
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When asked about KL Rahul’s knock, Mayank said: “Someone who’s been watching him closely, he really understands where his off-stump are, he’s willing to get in the line of the ball. He’s He is very disciplined with his game plans and mentality, he is looking to break through when he gets set.”
“I think the highlight for the team is Rahul getting a big hundred. We have good partnerships and I hope they keep going in the game,” he added.
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