It’s just a matter of time until the “Men in Blue” will be face-to-face against the Aussies in the land of Kangaroos. Virat Kohli’s India is all set to face the mighty Yellow in their own backyard starting with the first ODI on November 27, 2020. Indian players will don their famous blue jersey after a span of almost 10 months amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The players have geared up pretty well in the latest season of Dream11 IPL. The league is going to be special for the Indian fans as well as the players, but more so for Mayank Agarwal.
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Mayank Agarwal Can Shine in Rohit’s Absence
Mayank Agarwal has been selected in all the formats for the upcoming Australia tour. It is for the first time that the 29-year-old batsman has made it to the all format of the game in an overseas tour. Adding to that, Mayank Agarwal might start most of the games for India in the absence of Rohit Sharma. Not only that, the “God of Cricket” Sachin Tendulkar, himself, feels that Mayank Agarwal will surely open for India in Test matches.
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Sachin Tendulkar Tips Mayank Agarwal Will Start in Test
Sachin Tendulkar, in a recent interview with PTI, said “Mayank, I know, is a confirmed starter because he has scored big runs and if Rohit is fit and available, then he should be there. Between other guys (Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul), that will be the management’s decision as they would be knowing who’s the form man.”
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Credits to his recent exploits in IPL for KXIP, Mayank Agarwal cemented his spot in the Indian squad. The right-handed batsman chalked-up a total of 424 runs in 11 games with a sound strike rate of 156.45 in Dream11 IPL 2020. However, Agarwal will be up against his KXIP skipper KL Rahul and KKR’s Shubman Gill while competing for the opening spot in the limited-overs format. India’s quest to retain the “Border Gavaskar” trophy will start from December 17, 2020.
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