Mayank Agarwal’s stellar efficiency within the second Test towards New Zealand was a mirrored image of his self-belief, feels former batting nice and soon-to-be National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman.
Agarwal, who performed the sequence within the absence of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma, failed in Kanpur however regained his kind to attain 150 and 62 within the second Test to win the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
“He has given a lot of importance to self-belief and it was great to see him coming in and expressing himself. I think he played with a mindset, which is similar to what he used to play in first-class and international cricket,” Laxman mentioned on StarSports’ present ‘Follow The Blues’.
Laxman discovered his batting towards spinners excellent.
“He hit some outstanding shots, especially against Ajaz Patel. His shot over long off and over extra cover for sixes are probably the best shots of his innings.” The Hyderabadi additionally spoke in regards to the technical changes executed by Agarwal through the Mumbai recreation the place he trusted the sport plan towards Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee.
“Because in Kanpur in each the innings he obtained out at balls that have been pitching on and out of doors the off stump, whereas in Mumbai, particularly within the first innings, he was prepared to depart a number of deliveries.
“He was keeping his front foot in the pitch of the ball and he was playing with a lot of discipline. But when the spinners came in he was using his feet a lot,” mentioned Laxman.
