Mayank Agarwal got off to a fantastic start in international cricket with a score of 76 in the third Test against Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday.
In front of close to 70,000 spectators at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Mayank strung key partnerships with Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara to help India reach 215/2 at the end of Day 1.
The cricket fans couldn’t hold back when they got a chance to troll opening batsmen KL Rahul and Murali Vijay on Twitter, who have failed to score consistently this year. The micro-blogging site was filled with hilarious memes.
[Mayank Agarwal reaches dressing room]
Kohli: Well played
Rahane: Well played
Bumrah: Well played
KL Rahul: Well played. Ye le tere phone me Instagram download kiya hai mast app hai#AusvInd— Jatin (@LogicalBakwaas) December 26, 2018
Close Enough !
Mayank Agarwal to Kl Rahul#BoxingDayTest #BoxingDay #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/utWueXWXge
— Mahipal Singh (@Maahiwords) December 26, 2018
Now that KL Rahul is dropped from the 3rd test and Mayank Agarwal takes his place, can we get this man to retire from the job which he is forced to do and rather do what he does best – Modelling
#AUSvIND #BoxingDayTest #MelbourneTest pic.twitter.com/SJa9sdABDi
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🅸🅲 🅶
🅼🅴🆁
(@DespacitoAt399) December 25, 2018
#INDvAUS#MayankAgarwal to KL Rahul & M Vijay after making 76 – pic.twitter.com/jwtwn6khWW
— RAHUL TYAGI
(@rahulastic) December 26, 2018
KL Rahul promoted #Zero
Mayank Agarwal promoted KGF— B. Rohith Kumar (@rohithkumar_19) December 26, 2018
Rahul and Vijay applauding Mayank Agarwal’s 50 on debut. #INDvsAUS #graciousloserface pic.twitter.com/Hj4wqtFWhn
— iErr (@vivekiyer20) December 26, 2018
Thank you KL Rahul #BoxingDayTest #INDvsAUS #BCCI pic.twitter.com/9ubW2F2K4g
— Rakesh (@BeingTheRakesh) December 26, 2018
Mayank Agarwal right now to Murali Vijay and KL Rahul.#INDvAUS #MayankAgarwal pic.twitter.com/8pt2pWWwZU
— JAI UPADHYAY (@jay_upadhyay14) December 26, 2018
#INDvAUS
Murli Vijay & KL Rahul after Mayank Agarwal's fifty – pic.twitter.com/Gy8MkZ4XMY— RAHUL TYAGI
Kohli to KL Rahul after #MayankAgarwal scored fifty on debut #AusvInd pic.twitter.com/35nP6ButlX
— deepak joshi (@Joshideepak3) December 26, 2018
Meanwhile Mayank to Rahul :#KlRahul #MayankAgarwal#INDvsAUS #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/exHvC081wH
— Kamal Gupta (@kamalgupta_18) December 26, 2018
However, Mayank Agarwal who has smashed the highest ever score by an Indian opener on Australian soil didn’t complain much about the MCG pitch.
“I won’t complain about the pitch. It was good to bat on. It did do a bit early on. It was a bit slow and then as the day progressed and we batted after lunch it got a little quicker. I did not think too much of the wicket and I did not put a lot of minds or thought to the wicket before the game,” the 27-year-old told the reporters after the day’s play.
“I just said I want to try and stay blank and take it as it comes and while I am at the wicket let me assess the wicket and let me see how to go about it,” he added.
from Blog – The Cricket Times | CricketTimes.com http://bit.ly/2SiXS6o
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