Ahead of the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad shared a video of Mayank Agarwal‘s return to the garden city. Mayank, who plays for Karnataka, was born and brought up in Bengaluru. In the video, Mayank talks about breakfast in Bengaluru, apart from watching the game as a spectator and that batsman love the Chinnaswamy wicket.
Mayank talks about his memories in Bengaluru
“Bangalore is home, so it’s amazing. When it comes to the stadium, grown up playing here, I know every nook and corner of the ground. We’ve done a lot of good things here. It’s a lot of good memories,” he said. He recalled the semifinal game against Saurashtra and the win in the Duleep Trophy this year.
Homecoming
Mayank recalled watching the first match of RCB against KKR in the first IPL. “KSCA used to give us 1 ticket each as state players. The whole team got a ticket each. It is some of the nicest memories I’ve had here, in terms of watching the game for the first time,” he said. Mayank added that the ground is a different feel and is a terrific hunting ground for the SRH. SRH had won the IPL 2016 finals in Bengaluru.
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