Mayank Agarwal six: Indian batsman smashes 102m six off Nathan Lyon in Brisbane Test

Mayank Agarwal six: The Indian batsman seems to have found his lost touch after getting dropped for the last Test match.

During the third day of the second Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Brisbane, India batsman Mayank Agarwal gave substantial hints of finding his lost touch after coming in to bat at No. 5.

Agarwal, who was dropped for the third Test in Sydney after four low scores in the series, was included to bat in the middle-order as injured batsman Hanuma Vihari’s replacement.

With his chance to bat coming in the 39th over, not facing the new ball also seems to have worked in Agarwal’s favour at the Gabba today. While the 29-year old batsman’s knock was comprised of three fours and a six, it was the six which remained the highlight.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 58th over when a confident Agarwal stepped down the track against Australia spinner Nathan Lyon only to hit a gigantic 102-metre six.

Having played exceedingly well in the first session, Agarwal sort of threw his wicket away on the second ball after lunch. Wanting to force a Josh Hazlewood delivery on the up, Agarwal ended up edging the ball to Steven Smith, who completed the catch in the second attempt.

Agarwal, who scored 38 (75), playing a rash shot to get dismissed has undoubtedly worked against the visitors. With all the senior batsmen already back in the dressing room, Agarwal was expected to put a larger price to his wicket.

Mayank Agarwal six

A 102-metre six from Mayank Agarwal!

Live #AUSvIND: https://t.co/IzttOVtrUu pic.twitter.com/iX9yi8LTLt

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 17, 2021

How Twitterati reacted:

Mayank Agarwal took on Nathan Lyon and the fielder at long-on, and sent it into the stands #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/5tW4ubbk8G

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 17, 2021

Vagaries of Test cricket. Breaks can be natural wicket-takers. More so for someone who isn’t in the best mind-space. And that’s loose from Mayank. All the good work down the drain. #AusvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 17, 2021

C’mon Mayank, having batted so well before the break, flashing at wide delivery just second ball after lunch? How uncharacteristic

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 17, 2021

Was so important, India went through this session losing no more than one wicket. Losing Mayank is a big blow because it exposes a newcomer and the tail.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 17, 2021

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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