After Mayank Agarwal played a brilliant 76-run knock on his debutant innings in international cricket, KL Rahul claimed that Agarwal is the most hardworking person he has seen.
As the Indian Test openers Murali Vijay and KL Rahul both are not in-form with the bat, Mayank Agarwal made his international cricket debut in the ongoing Melbourne Test who joined the team as a replacement of the injured youngster Prithvi Shaw.
In his debutant innings, Agarwal provided a great start and scored 76 runs off 161 balls (8 fours and only six). After the end of the day one, Agarwal’s Karnataka teammate KL Rahul praised about the new Indian opening batsman. Rahul claimed that Agarwal is the most hardworking person he has seen in the dressing room.
Rahul told bcci.tv, “He [Agarwal] is the most hardworking person that I have seen in the dressing room, growing up. He is one of my inspirations like in the dressing room when we used to play together. I used to see him, hitting the gym, hitting the nets or during his running session, he is an absolute beast. I used to look at him and ask him ‘can we train together?'”.
'Open'ing up with @klrahul11 & @mayankcricket
Openers, teammates, best buddies on & off the field – KL Rahul interviews Mayank Agarwal to reveal some unknown gems about the debutant – by @28anand
▶️▶️https://t.co/OMtBq9NzQ5 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/crvqzoVwbK
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 26, 2018
Also read: KL Rahul Is The Happiest man After Mayank Agrawal’s Debut
Feeling happy to make a crucial mark in his debutant innings, Mayank also claimed that he wants to be the most hardworking player in the dressing room.
Mayank quoted according to DNA, “I want to be the most hardworking player in the [dressing] room. That’s the least I can do for myself. I am happy to start off my Test career like this. It’s been a good start [to my Test career]. Hopefully, a long way to go.”
Also read: Twitterati Call It End For KL Rahul After Mayank Agarwal’s Performance
Talking about his experience to make his international cricket debut at the iconic venue MCG, Mayank said that he was nervous but excited to face the big challenges.
Mayank said, “When I walked into the ground for the pre-match routine, I looked all around. It seemed big. I went through a lot of emotions. I would be lying to say that I wasn’t nervous at all. The first couple of overs were like ‘wow’.
“The quality of bowling was very good. They play their cricket hard. They hit hard lengths, they kept testing you, kept bowling good balls. the intensity at which they played was something that I have never played before. As a person, I want to be in those challenges and go out and give my best.”
Also read: Kerry O’Keeffe Apologises For His Demeaning Comment On Mayank Agarwal
Mayank also thanked his wife, Aashita Sood, and the whole family to continuous support him.
The 27-year-old said, “She has been great. Being with her has been very nice for me. Somebody to look forward to, at the end of the day you have someone to go back to. She is always there for me. She always tells me to put my game above anything else. I want to thank her. I want to thank my family also. They have been a great support as well.”
