Mayank Agarwal revealed that he and the skipper of Punjab Kings, KL Rahul shares a good relation on the field and it helps him a lot.
Picked in the 2018 edition of IPL, Mayank Agarwal has become the nucleus around the batting of KX1P – now named as Punjab Kings. The 2020 edition has been a good year for the right-hander as he scored 424 runs in 11 matches including a century in Sharjah against RR.
Having a great cameo with KL Rahul, Agarwal is looking forward to repeating the same in the 2021 edition of IPL, starting from April 9th.
In an interview with ANI, Mayank Agarwal opened up about his relationship with Punjab Kings and the skipper, KL Rahul. He also talked about Chris Gayle and how hard it is to stay cool in a biosecure bubble.
“Playing for Punjab Kings is nice. They have a very good environment and they make you feel at home whenever you come and play for them. Each player is assigned a certain role, we try to stick to that. And then, depending on the day who is batting well, whoever is striking the ball well, decides to take the team through to a good score or to chase down a target,”
said Agarwal.
“But I would not say that the team revolves around one or two batters. I think it’s a collective effort and we try to look at it this way. Well, KL Rahul is terrific and it is amazing to be playing with him. This is the fourth year that we would be playing for Punjab and it is really nice. We understand each other’s game, we gel really well. That communication on the field becomes a lot easier because of the friendship we have,” he added.
Talking about new editions in the squad like Dawid Malan, Moises Henqirues, Riley Meredith, and Jhye Richardson, Agarwal said:
“Really excited to play with them. I have played with Moises before, he is a lovely guy. With Jhye Richardson and Meredith coming in, we are going to have a lot more pace with us. Dawid Malan is the number one T20 batsman in the world, really excited to play alongside them.”