Mayank Agarwal was dropped in favor of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill for the third Test against Australia in Sydney, after having managed a high score of only 17 in the first two Tests.
Speaking to Sportskeeda’s Indranil Basu in an SK Live session on Facebook, Uthappa advised the opener to stay in the present and understand the issues he needs to address. He said:
Expressing confidence in Mayank Agarwal ’s ability, Uthappa continued:
The width of Mayank Agarwal’s stance has become wider: Robin Uthappa
Uthappa spoke about Mayank Agarwal’s prominent high backlift, which has come in for a lot of criticism. He said it is an issue that the 29-year-old needs to address.
Uthappa also believed that playing with the pink ball in Adelaide did not help Mayank Agarwal as opener. The 35-year-old further elaborated:
Uthappa was of the opinion that Mayank Agarwal should revisit his technique. He pointed out:
Mayank Agarwal made his debut for India in the Boxing Day Test of 2018. He has featured in 13 Tests so far, and has 1005 runs at an average of 47.85, with three hundreds and four fifties.
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