Agarwal was once tagged to be fit only for the longer version of cricket – he scored a triple century in Ranji Trophy in 2017 while batting for over 12 hours – but with his latest 89, he has proved his critics wrong. And he knows how to rise like a phoenix from the ashes: he had scored that Ranji triple in 2017 after bagging a ‘pair’ in just the previous match, and on Sunday he overcame a seven-innings half-century drought in grand style.
J. Arun Kumar, now coach of the US national team, has seen Agarwal grow and blossom as a batsman for Karnataka when he was the state coach. “It was very sensible knock. Had he finished the match off it would have been great because glory comes with victories. It was unfortunate (that he got out without ensuring a win), but hats off to him. I hope he finishes games like he has done earlier,” Kumar told IANS on Monday.
Kumar was referring to Agarwal’s…