WATCH: Mayank Agarwal hit in the neck at short-leg

Dixit Bhargav | 29/12/2018
Mayank Agarwal hit in the neck

Mayank Agarwal hit in the neck: The Indian opening batsman was hit severely in the neck while he was fielding at short-leg.

During the fourth day of the third Test of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Melbourne, India opening batsman Mayank Agarwal got hit on his neck while fielding at short-leg.

In which was a severe blow right in the middle of his neck, it saw him walking back to the dressing room with Lokesh Rahul coming in as a replacement. While there seemed to be anything dangerous, it was more of a precautionary move. Having said that, no official update has come out from the Indian camp on the same.

It all happened on the second delivery of the 16th over when Australia top-order batsman Usman Khawaja hit a fierce sweep off India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. With the ball bouncing off the pitch, it gave Agarwal no chance whatsoever to prevent it from hitting him. Him not having his eyes on the ball further didn’t help his case.

The blow had immediately called for the Indian physio on the ground before the decision of taking the fielder off the field.

Playing his debut match, Agarwal scored a gritty half-century in the first innings and followed it up with an impressive 42 in the second innings. Having provided India with resolute at the top of the order, one expects him to continue in the same fashion in the times to come.

Watch the full video of him getting hit:

 

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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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