"When the ball leaves a little bit, that bat speed gets him into trouble": Gavaskar questioned Agarwal's shot selection
Xtra Time Web Desk: Former Team India batsman, Sunil Gavaskar was dissatisfied with Mayank Agarwal's dismissal on Day 1 of the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. Agarwal scored 15, before he got dropped out at 0 by Rabada. Gavaskar questioned Agarwal's shot selection stating, although the batter looks like a million bucks while middling the ball, the India opener appears a tad vulnerable against the moving ball.
Gavaskar said, "Agarwal is a very good player when the ball is hitting the middle of the bat, for the simple reason that he’s got that lovely little push but when the ball moves a little bit, that bat speed gets him into trouble. We have seen that edge when he was on 0, that would have been a terrific catch. Look at that… see how hard he has pushed at the ball."
"Really if the bat and pad were together, he would have played and missed it. But because he went for it… he has gone for the ball… and in Test cricket there is an aspect of leaving the ball. Leave it as much as you can in the first hour. Just look where the bat has gone. Had it been close to the pad, he would have been fine."
Sunil Gavaskar further pointed, "To a great extent yes, but then it has got to be the mental adjustment more than anything else. Don’t you make mental adjustments from Test to 50-overs to T20 cricket? That is what needs to be done."
