Mumbai Test: Technique won’t guarantee runs but the will to fight is key, says Mayank Agarwal

After playing a huge role in India’s massive win over New Zealand in the second Test, opener Mayank Agarwal on Monday said that technique does not always guarantee runs but the determination to fight is key to good performance.

Agarwal produced a 150-run knock in the first innings and followed that up with a 62-run innings to be adjudged player of the match.

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“It feels good to be back among the runs and this knock is special for me. I didn’t change anything from Kanpur, I just had the mental discipline and determination,” Agarwal said after India’s series-clinching win.

“The technique isn’t going to be the best all the time, it won’t guarantee runs, but the will to fight is key.”

The 30-year-old batter said he was not really thinking of a century in each innings, but should have converted the 60 into a three-figure score.

“It will be a different challenge in South Africa, we will relish as a team. We’re looking forward to that.”

Agarwal, who was out for 13 and 17 in the first Test in Kanpur, said Dravid had told him not to change his technique.

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