Mayank Agarwal, Australia vs India 2018-19, Virender Sehwag
Mayank Agarwal (Credits - Getty)

Well, after the stunning debut in Australia, Mayank Agarwal received the accolades from the greats of the game. Few of them have termed that Mayank Agarwal has got the similarities to the former swashbuckling opening batsman Virender Sehwag. Meanwhile, the Karnataka youngster feels it is the privilege for him to be compared to Sehwag.

The right-handed opening batsman, who replaced Prithvi Shaw scored fifty right in his first game. He dominated things with his class and received accolades from the cricket fanatics across the world. Meanwhile, speaking to PTI, Mayank Agarwal revealed that he was pretty excited with the call-up and shed light on the comparison to Virender Sehwag.

It was a special debut – Mayank Agarwal

The Karnataka lad furtherly added that playing in Australia is always a big task to achieve for a cricketer. He feels that the Test cricket in Australia is always a huge pressure, as it puts you in a nervous moment.

Mayank Agarwal, Australia vs India 2018-19, Virender Sehwag
Mayank Agarwal (Credits – Getty)

Meanwhile, Mayank added that he is not the fan of comparisons but gave respect to the comparison to Virender Sehwag. However, he feels that it would be great even if he achieves half of what Virender Sehwag did for Indian National Cricket Team.

“Honestly, I am not a fan of comparisons but he is one of the greats of Indian cricket. I just like to go in the middle, give my best and see what comes out of it. Having said that, if I could do even half of what he (Sehwag) did, I will be happy, the Karnataka batsman told PTI after returning home.

Virender Sehwag, Australia Vs India 2018,
Virender Sehwag (Credits – Getty)

“Definitely, it was (special), to make my debut at the MCG and most importantly, to win the Test series in Australia. We became the first team from the sub-continent to win a series in Australia. There can’t be a better start than this,” said Agarwal, who finally got his opportunity after being on the fringes for a long time.

All in all, it was a great debut series for Mayank Agarwal in Australia. Over the last few months, Mayank Agarwal has been scoring runs on a consistent basis to knock the selection doors. He finally got the chance in a high-voltage series.

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It would be interesting to see how things would pan out for Mayank Agarwal in his career ahead. If he continues his glorious form, he will be in the scheme of things for the One Day Cricket as well.

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