Rahul Tiwari
khelja|08-01-2025
Team India has to play T20 and then ODI series against England at home from January 22. After this the Indian team will go to Dubai for ICC Champions Trophy 2025. It is believed that BCCI may soon announce the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. ICC has set January 12 as the deadline for declaring the team for this tournament. In such a situation, everyone's eyes are fixed on which players will get a place in the team for this big tournament. It is believed that during the selection meeting, the name of a player who has not played any ODI match for India in the last 4 years can also be discussed.
In fact, ever since Gautam Gambhir became the head coach of the Indian team, it is becoming very important for the players of Team India to play domestic cricket. Even after the recent defeat in Australia, Gambhir had advised the players to play domestic cricket. In such a situation, the biggest question is whether he will include the players who have performed brilliantly in domestic cricket in Team India? Actually, Mayank Agarwal is in the news these days for his tremendous form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is currently the highest run-scorer in the tournament and is staking a claim to return to Team India.
Mayank Agarwal has scored 4 centuries in the last five matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy. He is on top in terms of scoring the most runs in the tournament. He has scored 613 runs in seven matches so far. He has scored these runs at an average of 153.25. His strike rate is also more than 114. This season, he has scored 47, 18, 139, 100, 124, 69, 116* runs in 7 matches. After his performance, Mayank has also knocked on the door of India's ODI team. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether Gambhir, who focuses on domestic cricket, will choose Mayank Agarwal for the Champions Trophy or not.
Mayank Agarwal has played 5 ODI matches for Team India so far. During this period he has scored only 86 runs at an average of 17.20. He played his last ODI match for Team India 4 years ago on the Australia tour. Apart from this, Mayank Agarwal has also played 21 ODI matches for Team India. In which he has scored 1488 runs at an average of 41.33. He has also scored 6 half-centuries and 4 centuries in Tests.