Virender Sehwag: Mayank should focus more on batting

IPL 2022: Punjab Kings take on Gujarat Titans on 8th April.

Virender Sehwag feels Mayank Agarwal is not being able to bat freely since taking over captaincy. Mayank Agarwal was given the leadership role for Tata IPL 2022

Mayank had led the PBKS side in the previous season in the absence of KL Rahul. But, with the dparture of Rahul, Mayank Agarwal was assigned the captainship role for the forthcoming tournament.

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Who is Virender Sehwag?

Virender Sehwag is a former Indian opener who also played for Punjab Kings the then Kings XI Punjab.

He played a major role in taking Punjab to their only ever IPL final which they lost to KKR.

En route the final, Sehwag scored a blistering knock of 122(58) in the qualifier 2 against CSK.

Virender Sehwag also is the only 1 of the 2 Indians to score a triple century in tests.

Sehwag then was the mentor of KXIP for 3 years.

What did Virender Sehwag say about Mayank Agarwal?

The former Indian opener said that Mayank Agarwal’s batting has been affected since taking over captaincy.

In the previous 2 seasons, Mayank Agarwal has scored 400+ runs but, this year the opener has managed only 37 runs in 3 innings.

This is surprising, given the consistency he has shown over the years.

“I am concerned about his batting. Since becoming captain, his batting has been affected. He was consistent last year with the bat. He should focus on his batting and forget about his captaincy when he walks out to bat. Because this is the only format that allows the batter to swing hard from ball one. See ball, hit ball.” claimed Viru.

Mayank Agarwal would hope to get some runs in his bag when he and Punjab take on Gujarat Titans tonight.

Punjab Kings are sitting in the 5th place, with 2 wins in 3 matches. They will go to the 2nd position with a win against GT.