Australia vs India 2018-19: Incredibly Privileged to be Part of Historic Win - Mayank Agarwal

What is luck? It is when opportunity meets hard work. Mayank Agarwal is the perfect epitome of the statement. Agarwal was waiting in the wings for a long time, scoring all the runs for Karnataka and India A. However, he didn’t receive his chance when he should have got it in the first place. He didn’t veer off the track as the best he could have done, was keep scoring runs and he made sure he scored plenty of them.

He was working hard in the domestic circuit and the results were palpable. So when the opportunity was finally thrown to him, he was all ready to embrace it with open arms. And boy, didn’t he made the most of it.

The transition from the domestic circuit to International level can be gargantuan. In fact, Australia’s bowling line-up is one of the best in the world if not the best. However, Mayank Agarwal wasn’t giving away his opportunity with ease. He knew how hard he had worked to earn that Test cap.

Hence, the talisman Karnataka right-hander was never going to let his two years of work go in vain. The right-hander scored 76 on his Test debut and proved that he belonged at the top level.

He scored another 42 runs in the second essay. Furthermore, he scored another 77 in the first innings to once again prove his mettle.

Mayank Agarwal said it is a big privilege for him to be part of the winning team who clinched the series by 2-1. This is India’s first series win in Australia and means a lot to the Indian National Cricket team.

Mayank took to Twitter to share his post. The post read as, “Incredibly privileged to be a part of a historic win with this fantastic team. Thank you for instilling all the faith in me. ?”.

Incredibly privileged to be a part of a historic win with this fantastic team. Thank you for instilling all the faith in me. ? pic.twitter.com/oiQW2AGHDH

— Mayank Agarwal (@mayankcricket) January 7, 2019