India opener Mayank Agarwal, who scored his second double hundred in Test cricket on Friday (November 15) and helped his team to bat Bangladesh out of the Test match has stretched on the importance of maintaining fitness level “right up there” to keep himself going. He also said that overcoming the fear of failure has made him hungrier for runs.
Batting for a longer period of time and scoring those big hundreds can be physically and mentally challenging. But Agarwal showed no signs of fatigue at the end of the day when he was hitting those big sixes.
“In terms of mindset, the fear of failure and letting go of it helped me change a lot. After that I got hungry for runs,” the 28-year-old said while addressing the media after his career-best 243, which gave India a 343-run lead against Bangladesh in the Indore Test.
Agarwal scored his first double ton in the Vizag Test during the previous series against South Africa.
“There have been times where I haven’t gotten runs. Every time I get set, I try to make it a point to convert into a big score.”
The Karnataka batsman had scored a half-century on his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against Australia last year and he said the feeling of contributing to the team has motivated him a lot.
“Really enjoyed the time since I made the Test team. Playing in Melbourne was special, and having contributed to the series win Down Under was a top feeling,” he said.
“That’s the feeling which has stuck with me. It’s the feeling that makes the team go out there and win tournaments.
And before signing off, he revealed his way for releasing the stress at the end of a hard-working day.
Playing PUBG, a video game.