Happy B’Day Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal, Mayank was born on 16 February 1991 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, his batting style is Right-handed, and his bowling style is Right-arm off-break, Mayank’s 30th birthday.
Mayank Agarwal is an Indian cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batsman. He made his international debut for the India cricket team at the MCG against Australia on 26 December 2018.
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He plays for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League and Karnataka cricket team in domestic cricket.
His Personal Life:-
Agarwal practices the meditation technique of Vipassana, which was introduced by his father, Anurag Agarwal. It is also said that he was driven by Joseph Murphy’s book The Power of the Subconscious Mind.
In January 2018, Mayank Agarwal got engaged to Ashita Sood, daughter of Indian Police Service officer Praveen Sood, the current chief of the police force in Karnataka, and married her on 6 June 2018.
His father Anurag Aggarwal is the CEO of Natural Remedies, a US $ 35 million healthcare company. Mayank studied at the Bishop Cotton Boys’ School and Jain University in Bangalore, where he was a teammate along with KL Rahul and Karun Nair.
Agarwal’s Batting and Bowling Career:-
Batting Career
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19 | 33 | 0 | 1429 | 243 | 43.3 | 2692 | 53.08 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 178 | 28 |
| ODI | 5 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 32 | 17.2 | 83 | 103.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| IPL | 100 | 95 | 4 | 2135 | 106 | 23.46 | 1573 | 135.73 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 204 | 85 |
Bowling Career
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODI | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 100 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Mayank’s Domestic Cricket:-
In November 2017, he scored his first triple century in first-class cricket, when he scored an unbeaten 304 for Karnataka against Maharashtra in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy. It was the 50th triple century scored in first-class cricket in India. During the same month, he scored 1,000 runs in first-class cricket.
Mayank Agarwal scored his maiden Indian Premier League century for Kings XI Punjab against Rajasthan Royals at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. He scored 106 runs in 50 balls in the match but ended with a loss.
He scored a total of 424 runs in 11 matches for Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020 at an average of 38.54.
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Agarwal became the 13th captain of Punjab Kings on 2 May 2021, when he captained the team against Delhi Capitals in the absence of regular skipper KL Rahul, who had undergone surgery for appendicitis.
He scored 99*, making him the third batsman to score an unbeaten 99 in the IPL, and was awarded the Man of the Match award, although the team ended up on the losing side.
Ahead of the IPL 2022 season, Mayank Agarwal was retained by Punjab Kings for INR 12Cr.
