Agarwal,
who
played
the
series
in
the
absence
of
KL
Rahul
and
Rohit
Sharma,
failed
in
Kanpur
but
regained
his
form
to
score
150
and
62
in
the
second
Test
to
win
the
‘Player
of
the
Match’ award.
“He
has
given
a
lot
of
importance
to
self-belief
and
it
was
great
to
see
him
coming
in
and
expressing
himself.
I
think
he
played
with
a
mindset,
which
is
similar
to
what
he
used
to
play
in
first-class
and
international
cricket,” Laxman
said
on
StarSports’
show
‘Follow
The
Blues’.
Laxman
found
his
batting
against
spinners
especially
against
history-making
Ajaz
Patel
outstanding.
“He
hit
some
outstanding
shots,
especially
against
Ajaz
Patel.
His
shot
over
long
off
and
over
extra
cover
for
sixes
are
probably
the
best
shots
of
his
innings.”
The
Hyderabadi
also
spoke
about
the
technical
adjustments
done
by
Agarwal
during
the
Mumbai
game
where
he
trusted
the
game
plan
against
Kyle
Jamieson
and
Tim
Southee.
“Because
in
Kanpur
in
both
the
innings
he
got
out
at
balls
that
were
pitching
on
and
outside
the
off
stump,
whereas
in
Mumbai,
especially
in
the
first
innings,
he
was
ready
to
leave
a
lot
of
deliveries.
“He
was
keeping
his
front
foot
in
the
pitch
of
the
ball
and
he
was
playing
with
a
lot
of
discipline.
But
when
the
spinners
came
in
he
was
using
his
feet
a
lot,”
said
Laxman.
