Team India young opener Mayank Agarwal celebrated his 29th birthday on Sunday.
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While Mayank and Pant shared a 100-run partnership (134 runs for the third wicket), Prithvi Shaw scored a quick-fire 39 off 31 balls.
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Agarwal, went on to score remarkable 81 retired in the second innings of the three-day warm-up game between India and the New Zealand XI that ended in a draw.
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Ahead of the match, Agarwal said he would take confidence of this innings in to the Test matches against Kiwis.
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With regular opener Rohit Sharma getting ruled out due to injury, Agarwal is most likely to open with Shaw for IND vs NZ 1st Test, commencing Feb 21.