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WATCH: Mayank Agarwal left bewildered as umpire rules him out off Mehidy Hasan Miraz in Indore Test

Dixit Bhargav
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Mayank Agarwal left bewildered: The Indian opening batsman was shocked by the umpire’s decision in Indore Test.

During the second day of the first Test of the ongoing Bangladesh’s tour of India in Indore, India opening batsman Mayank Agarwal was left bewildered when umpire Marais Erasmus ruled him out off Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

It all happened on the fourth delivery of the 47th over when Agarwal’s attempt to force a sweep off Miraz saw him getting into an atypical position. With the ball hitting Agarwal’s pad, Erasmus considered it to be hitting the stumps and ruled the decision in the bowler’s favour.

Agarwal, who was surprised by the decision, decided to review the same after consulting vice-captain and non-striker Ajinkya Rahane. Replays confirmed that the ball would have gone on to miss the stumps and hence the umpire had to overturn his decision.

Agarwal, who resumed his innings from 37* yesterday, went on to score his third Test century in only his 12th Test innings. The right-hand batsman has been in phenomenal form since his test debut against Australia in Melbourne last year.

With India losing Cheteshwar Pujara (54) and captain Virat Kohli (0) in the first hour today, Agarwal took the onus on him and is steering India towards a match-winning total. Agarwal and Rahane are currently part of a stellar partnership. It is worth mentioning that the former has crossed the 150-run mark on a personal front.

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Dixit Bhargav

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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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