Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal has had prolific Ranji seasons back-to-back: 934 runs in 12 innings at a median of 77.83 within the 2024-25 season, and 765 from eight innings at 95.62 within the Plate Group within the 2023-24 season.
Seven of his 17 First-Class centuries, in a decade-long profession, have come within the final two Ranji seasons. Adopting the take-it-easy coverage has performed the trick, he stated on Saturday.
“A little bit of luck and the change in my mindset – the way in which I strategy the sport – have made a distinction. Earlier, I was very critical; as in, if I used to be not getting the specified end result, I might be very critical and harsh on myself. However these days, I’ve began taking it simple, as a result of cricket is a sport, finally. It isn’t life and loss of life for me. I used to take it like that earlier than, however now it’s eased out. It’s only a sport. I make a mistake, I attempt to not repeat it,” he stated on the Guru Nanak School floor right here.
The 30-year-old stated that batting legend VVS Laxman helped him by offering readability and confidence.
“I spoke to him in 2022, I feel, after I used to be not picked for the IPL. He gave me a little bit readability. I instructed him what I used to be going via. He stated that it’s fairly regular. I feel I used to be 27-and-a-half. So, he was like, folks (round that age) just about undergo the identical part. He gave me confidence, he gave me a (street)map. Principally, he instructed me, ‘You are able to do this, you are able to do that.’ He advised a Tony Robbins (well-liked motivational speaker) e-book. It helped me,” he stated.
Agarwal simply doesn’t rating lots of now; he scores daddy lots of. He scored the quickest First-Class triple century (366) in 2024, and had scores of 173, 159, and 177 final Ranji season.
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“So, that’s one factor I labored on, as a result of all my lots of earlier had been simply 120s and 130s. So, I had it in my thoughts to make huge lots of. I labored on my health for the final two years, in order that I don’t get drained after scoring 100.
“Yo-Yo rating was up drastically. And the two km time trial was additionally higher. So, that helped me obtain my huge lots of,” he stated.
As he appears to be like set to make his Duleep Trophy debut, having been picked within the South Zone squad, he’s had the suitable preparation, scoring a 127-ball 163 in a 292-run chase in opposition to Punjab within the first spherical of the All India Buchi Babu invitational cricket event right here this week.
Printed on Aug 23, 2025