India opener Mayank Agarwal has stated that he is currently focused on doing well on the domestic circuit and hoping for his game to speak for itself as well. Agarwal last played a game for India during the home series against Sri Lanka in March 2022. He was not considered for Team India’s Test team in Bangladesh or at home against Australia, with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma becoming a solid pair at the top of the order as well. Now with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the team, it will be a tough task for Mayank Agarwal to make an international return.
Agarwal told PTI in an interview: “See, I am somebody who does not think too much about it. I have been dealt a hand and I don’t have much control on what hand I have been dealt with. But I really want to put in everything from my side.”On every given opportunity, I want to go out there, score runs and win games. Whatever has to come its way, it will come.”
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“I don’t look at it as pressure, as I look at it as opportunity. Like I said, wherever I play, whichever tournament I play I want to go and get runs. I am somebody who I can ask myself some tough questions over the years,” he said.”I play with a lot of intensity. I am a very intense character. But off the field I am relaxed. I know how to switch off with the Vipasana (a breathing exercise) and as you said being a father also adds a bit to it,” Agarwal further added.
However, Mayank Agarwal had a poor season with the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2023 and he is currently playing for the South Zone in the ongoing Duleep Trophy as well. And, he is trying to help the South Zone win the Duleep Trophy as well.
Agarwal has also been unable to make the most of the opportunities he has availed in the recent past. He was not among the runs during the tour of South Africa and the home series against Sri Lanka as well in 2022.
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“It is of utmost importance. For me, as a player I play to win and that is the intensity I play with and all of us are putting in the hard yards.The semifinal game was very tight and you could see that winning that match meant a lot for everyone. We are going to go all out and try our best to win the final,” Agarwal concluded.
