Former Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal specializing in issues at hand forward of IPL 2023 auctions

Mayank Agarwal would be the first participant to go below the hammer within the Indian Premier League mini-auctions, set to be held in December 23. Agarwal was the captain of Punjab Kings within the 2022 version however parted methods after poor outing.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 20, 2022 22:57 IST

Mayank Agarwal performs a shot within the Indian Premier League. (Courtesy: PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal is ready to be the primary participant below the hammer in Indian Premier League mini auctions, set to be held in Kochi on 23 December. Mayank, who carved his area of interest as an aggressive anchor on the opener’s place within the Punjab franchise will probably be on the lookout for a brand new staff after he parted methods after the horrible run of type final season.

Speaking forward of the mini-auction, Mayank sounded hopeful about the potential of enjoying for a brand new franchise and defined what was it prefer to be an IPL captain.

“Having captained an IPL franchise, you get to learn a lot more, you understand the game in more depth, and understand situations in a different perspective. It opens a new perspective, a new range. Use that experience and put it to good use,” Mayank Agarwal informed Wisden.

Agarwal though added that his present focus was on the brand new season of Ranji Trophy, which began in December 2022.

“There is a possibility of working with a new setup and that’s exciting. But really, as a player, there is nothing much you can do but eagerly wait and watch. So that’s the thought. Just wait and watch what happens. The domestic season and Ranji Trophy is going on, so the focus is going to be there,” Agarwal mentioned.

The proper handed batter copped numerous criticism after Punjab didn’t ship within the 2022 version of the event regardless of buying the companies of explosive batters. Despite the likes of Liam Livingstone, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Agarwal himself, Punjab completed sixth within the league desk, profitable 7 and dropping 7 from their 14 matches.

Speaking about the identical, Mayank mentioned that the noise solely grows if one tries to subdue it and mentioned that he moderately centered on the issues at hand.

“For me, it’s not about cutting the noise but focussing on the things at hand. If you can focus on the things you are doing, the outside noise is gone. You can’t hear it. The more you try to cut out the noise, the more it grows. If you just focus on the things at hand, you don’t hear any of it,” the participant concluded on the matter.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Dec 20, 2022