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Mayank Agarwal Joins Durham for County Championship Run-In
Mayank Agarwal is an Indian cricket batter.
He has joined Durham, a team in England.
He will play in Durham’s final four matches of the County Championship’s second division.
His first listed match is against Northamptonshire on September 2.
Durham is currently first in the competition with 191 points.
The team wants to move back into the first division.
Durham needed another batter because David Bedingham returned to South Africa.
Agarwal has played 21 Test matches for India and has a strong first-class record.
India batter Mayank Agarwal has joined Durham for the final four Division Two matches.
Agarwal is expected to make his Durham debut against Northamptonshire from September 2.
Durham leads Division Two with 191 points from seven wins and three draws in 10 matches.
The signing follows David Bedingham’s return to South Africa for international red-ball duties.
Agarwal has scored 8,929 runs in 124 first-class matches and nearly 1,500 Test runs for India.
- Who
- India batter Mayank Agarwal joined Durham, coached by Ryan Campbell.
- What
- Agarwal signed to play Durham’s final four County Championship Division Two matches.
- Where
- For Durham in England, with the next fixture against Northamptonshire at the County Ground.
- When
- The reports were dated August 31, and Agarwal was due to be available from September 2.
- Why
- Durham recruited Agarwal to replace the batting presence of David Bedingham and strengthen its promotion bid.
Key facts
- Competition
- County Championship Division Two
- Durham position
- First place with 191 points
- Durham record
- Seven wins and three draws from 10 matches
- Agarwal’s Durham commitment
- The final four matches of the season
- India Test record
- 21 Tests, nearly 1,500 runs, four centuries and six fifties
- First-class record
- 124 matches, 8,929 runs, 21 centuries and 48 fifties
- Next fixture
- Durham versus Northamptonshire, starting September 2
Quotes
Ryan Campbell
Durham's head coach
“With David Bedingham returning to South Africa ahead of their international red-ball summer, it was important we acted by recruiting a high-class international cricketer for the remainder of the season.”
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“Mayank is a hugely talented batter who has a superb first-class record; we look forward to him contributing to Durham as we look to secure our return to Division One of the County Championship.”
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