Agarwal has been thrown once, caught twice back and a leg earlier once, totaling just 31 in four test innings in Australia in this series. That he has faced 101 balls in these four innings shows that Australians have their measure.
His problems may force the management of the Indian team to replace him probably with KL Rahul, or with Rohit sharma for the third test.
Former India captain Gavaskar had recently discussed his hitting failure on an Australian television network and blamed his stance.
Gavaskar noted that Agarwal stands in the crease with his legs much further apart than during the 2018-19 trip to Australia.
“The (extra) width between her legs doesn’t give her the balance she needs to move forward or backward against Australian bowlers. On pitches where there is going to be a bit more bounce, you have to use your back foot. He hasn’t used his back foot. He’s tried to get on his front foot all the time, “Gavaskar said.
Gavaskar then spoke of his dismissal against Mitchell starc in the first inning of the second trial, saying, “The other mistake he makes is against a left bowler over the wicket; he needs to open his stance a little. You just have to go a little (open) so you’re going to see If you’re going to play with the normal stance, then you’re a bit blocked. So I think if he can do that, it gives a better chance for the ball to bend. ”
Agarwal’s childhood coach Irfan Sait points out another change in his posture that has hurt his hitting.
“In addition to his straight legs, his hand is too far back. The raised upper hand is near his right hip, when it should be close to the navel as it was before,” Sait said while speaking to IANS.
Sait is puzzled by his pupil’s poor performance and wonders why and with whose advice the right-handed hitter changed his stance.
In the early innings of Test 1, Pat Cummins threw Agarwal through the gate for 17 of 40 balls and was then caught from behind. Josh hazlewood for nine of 40 balls in the second inning.
In the second test, he stood one leg before a delivery that curved from Starc for a 6-ball duck and was then caught behind by five in the second inning.
The Indian team is unlikely to give it another chance with much more experienced players in Rahul and Rohit sitting on the bench and young. Shubman gill impressing on his first outing in Melbourne with a lovely hitting game.
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