India opener Mayank Agarwal has integrated sweep and reverse sweep photographs into his sport, which he makes use of even in opposition to quick bowlers, to get his white-ball profession again on observe.
Agarwal, who made his worldwide debut with Test cricket, was not initially included within the Indian squad for the fifth rescheduled sport in England in July. He later went to Birmingham as cowl for the injured KL Rahul. On the white ball entrance too, he has scored powerful runs. Leading the Punjab Kings within the IPL, he might solely handle 196 runs in 12 innings at a strike price of 122.50. While Punjab broke ties with head coach Anil Kumble after three seasons, Agarwal could get to proceed his job for the 2023 season.
“In the last four months, I have worked really hard on my batting. As you can see, I have started sweeping the ball and doing reverse sweep, that too against the fast bowlers. I have opened four-five areas in my game, which are paying huge dividends. I am very happy that the hard work that I put in is paying off now,” Agarwal advised ESPNcricinfo.
“It feels wonderful to score two hundreds in a T20 tournament like the Maharaja Trophy. It feels really cool when players respond to you the way they want. Obviously running behind my back really makes me feel good and then I can lead from the front,” mentioned Agarwal.
After 21 Tests and 5 ODIs, Agarwal confronted uncertainty in his worldwide profession. “I am someone who is not going to give up,” Agarwal mentioned of his worldwide future. “I’ll hold pursuing it and enhance my sport with each passing day.
“I will be very happy with whatever comes my way, but aspirations and dreams never die. It is about going out there, improving and ticking all those boxes,” mentioned Agarwal.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
