India's Mayank Agarwal walks from the field after he was dismissed for 38 runs during play on day three of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisban...
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India's Mayank Agarwal lets a ball pass during play on day three of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia.
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India's Mayank Agarwal lets a ball pass during play on day three of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia.
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India's Mayank Agarwal prepares to bat in the nets during training at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, ahead of their cricket test against Australia starting Thursday.
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India's Mayank Agarwal ducks under a high delivery from Australia on the third day of their cricket test match at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide.
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India's opening batsmen Prithvi Shaw, right, and Mayank Agarwal walk out to face Australia during their cricket test match at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia.
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India's Mayank Agarwal bats during the one day international cricket match between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
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India cricket team players KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and Hardik Pandya in new kit for upcoming ODIs and T20Is matches against Australia.
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Kings XI Punjab players Mayank Agarwal and Chris Gayle celebrate after winning their Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match against Mumbai Indians (MI), at Dubai Internation...
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in Sharjah...
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Kings XI Punjab batsmen KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, at Sharjah Cri...
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KL Rahul captain of Kings XI Punjab and player Mayank Agarwal take a run during IPL 2020 cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United A...
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Mayank Agarwal of Kings XI Punjab raises his bat after scoring the half-century during IPL 2020 cricket match against Kolkata Knight Riders, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, U...
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal bowled out during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Mumbai Indians, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Mumbai Indians, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal raises his bat after scoring half-century during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket St...
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Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal raises his bat after scoring a century during the Indian Premier League 2020 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, at Sharjah Cricket Stadi...
Ravichandran Ashwin's back spasms have aggravated after battling for three hours on the final day of the Sydney Test, leaving little options for India on the bench
Where will Rohit Sharma bat and who gets the axe between Mayank Agarwal and Hanuma Vihari are some of the questions India need to answer before the Sydney Test against Australia
Australia expect to have Steve Smith fit for the first Test of the series against India, who named their XI on the eve of the day-night contest in Adelaide.
In Rohit's absence, it is expected that Mayank Agarwal will open the innings along with Shikhar Dhawan as Rahul, who will keep wickets is expected to bat middle-order.
Captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara, India's two specialist slip fielders, were seen taking catches with the red ball for a considerable period of time