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Mayank Agarwal : Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed

 Mayank Agarwal is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman. Here are the key details about his career:



Domestic Career:

- Mayank started his domestic career in 2010 and had a breakthrough season in 2017-18, scoring 2,141 runs across formats - the most by any Indian batsman in a domestic season. [1][2]

- He scored a triple century in the 2017-18 Ranji Trophy and was the leading run-scorer in both the Ranji Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy that season. [1][2]

- He has captained his state team Karnataka in domestic cricket. [2]


IPL Career:

- Mayank has played in the IPL since 2011, representing teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiant, and Punjab Kings. [1][2]

- In the 2020 IPL season, he scored 424 runs at an average of 38.54 and hit his maiden IPL century. [2]

- Ahead of the 2022 IPL season, he was retained by Punjab Kings for ₹12 crore. [2]



International Career:

- Mayank made his Test debut for India in December 2018 against Australia, scoring 76 runs in the first innings - the highest by an Indian debutant in Australia. [1][2]

- He has played 21 Tests for India, scoring 1,488 runs at an average of 41.33 with 4 centuries. [3]

- Mayank made his ODI debut for India in February 2020 against New Zealand. He has played 5 ODIs so far. [3]

- He was part of India's 2019 World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Vijay Shankar. [1]


Personal:

- Mayank was born on February 16, 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka. [2][3][4]

- He is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall and bats and bowls right-handed. [2][3][4]

- Mayank got engaged to Aashita Sood in 2018 and they had their first child, a son, in December 2022. [4]


In summary, Mayank Agarwal is a prolific opening batsman who has excelled in domestic cricket and made a successful transition to international cricket for India. [1][2][3][4][5]


Citations:

[1] https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/mayank-agarwal

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayank_Agarwal

[3] https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1430-mayank-agarwal-playerprofile

[4] https://crictoday.com/cricket/series/mayank-agarwal/

[5] https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mayank-agarwal-398438

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