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“He is the kind of guy who has led a side and plays quite freely as well,” Irfan Pathan picks an opener who Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) can target at IPL 2023 auction

IPL 2023 auction will take place on 23rd December in Kochi.

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has picked an opener that Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) can target at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction. He feels that Mayank Agarwal can be handy for them as he is the kind of guy who has led a side and plays quite freely as well.

“SRH will go after Mayank Agarwal because they need a kind of aggressive opener,” says Irfan Pathan 

Things are not well for Mayank Agarwal at the moment. His bizarre form of late was one of the reasons behind him.getting dropped from the Indian set-up. If this was not enough, he then was sacked as the skipper of the Punjab Kings and also was released by the franchise.

Agarwal led Punjab Kings in the IPL 2022 and did a decent job as a skipper as they performed well in phases and ended 6th on the points table. He wasn’t in the greatest form in that season and he also demoted himself to the middle order.

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The Karnataka batter now has registered for the IPL 2023 auction, which is slated to take place in Kochi on 23rd December. The right-hander has set himself a base price of INR 1 crore. Although Agarwal has been performing poorly in domestic circuits, it is expected that he’ll be back to his best  ahead of the next edition of the tournament.

With the kind of talent and experience he has, it is expected that many teams are likely to bid for him in the auction. However, Irfan Pathan feels he can be a great pick for SRH as they need an aggressive opener.

“SRH will go after Mayank Agarwal because they need a kind of aggressive opener as well. They don’t have Kane Williamson right now who led them for many years as an experienced player and who used to open the innings as well.” He said on Star Sports.

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“They might be thinking of him going forward as a leader,” Irfan Pathan on why SRH will pick Mayank Agarwal 

Irfan Pathan further said that Agarwal might well be the potential captaincy choice for SRH going forward. He added:

“Mayank Agarwal is the kind of guy who has led a side, who plays quite freely as well, very fearless, very selfless. They might be thinking of him going forward as a leader as well.”

Mayank Agarwal is currently playing Ranji Trophy for Karnataka. He would be looking to score some runs and get his form back.

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