yank Agarwal’s Test debut in his home town of Bengaluru had the worst possible start any cricketer could have imagined. So much took place within a span of 10 seconds that it took multiple slow-mo reviews for even the third umpire to give his final verdict.
On the 4th ball of the second over which was delivered by Vishwa Fernando, the Sri Lankan side appealed for an LBW appeal against Agarwal. Looking at how casual the fielders were around the ball, Agarwal decided to sneak in a cheeky single.
However, the Indian skipper and his opening partner, Rohit Sharma was not prepared to go for the run and was caught by surprise at the image of Mayank racing towards the pitch. Although Sharma did get out of his crease and took a couple of steps towards the other end of the pitch, he eventually decided how to go all the way and risk his wicket.
By the time Sharma refused to run, Agarwal was well out of his crease and there was no going back. Lankan keeper Niroshan Dickwella calmly ripped the bails off while still being confused about what had happened.
