Mayank Agarwal bats on day 1 of India vs Sri Lanka 1st test© BCCI
Mayank Agarwal has been in and out of the Indian test team since his debut in 2018. The righthanded lead-off hitter got another chance to prove his worth, especially in the absence of KL Rahul, who is currently out of the team due to a hamstring injury. In the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, Mayank opened the innings alongside skipper Rohit Sharma. Despite a good start, Mayank was able to conjure up only 33 runs in the first innings.
As a result, former India-opener Gautam Gambhir was unimpressed with the batter.
Gambhir said Mayank should have scored big, especially given that his place on the test team has not been secured.
“Except for Lasith Embuldeniya and Lahiru Kumara, there weren’t too many bowlers who could threaten Mayank, especially at the start of the innings. So obviously he’s going to be disappointed. He could have gone on to make a big one. You know that your place won’t be safe when KL Rahul comes back. So all you can do is score as many points as you can,” Gambhir said on Star Sports during the lunchtime show.
Mayank, who reached five attractive limits in the first session, was ambushed by Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya in the 19th.
Rohit and Mayank had given India a solid start, adding 52 runs for the first wicket.
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However, Lahiru Kumara gave Sri Lanka the first breakthrough, sacking Rohit on the penultimate delivery of the 10th over.
Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari then added 70 runs before both fell in quick succession.
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