Even though Karnataka, on the request of the BCCI, has given opener Mayank Agarwal a rest against them in the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai from January 3. He has not been included in the 15-member team. However, apart from Ajinkya Rahane, vice-captain of the Indian Test team, Prithvi Shaw has also been included in the team for this match. Aggarwal has been given a place in the team of all formats of India A for the New Zealand tour starting on January 17. The team will leave for Auckland on 10 January and Agarwal, a regular member of the Test team, was asked to rest in view of the workload. Rahane has also got a place in the India A team, but he is likely to play in the second four-day match in February. Shaw has also been included in the India A team for all formats but is making a comeback after an eight-month doping ban.
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According to media reports, India's senior team will also play a limited-overs series against New Zealand from January 24 and then a series of two Tests. In the absence of Aggarwal, R Samarth has returned to the team. Samarth, struggling with poor form, was dropped from the team after playing four and zero runs in the last match against Himachal Pradesh.
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In 2019, Mayank Agarwal's bat scored a lot of runs. He broke the record of Australian legend Don Bradman for a double century in two consecutive matches. He became the second batsman in the world to score two double centuries in the fewest innings. He did this in 12 innings while Bradman took 13 innings for it. This record is in the name of Bharat Vinod Kambli (5 innings). Mayank made his debut against Australia in December 2018. Mayank's bat scored a lot of runs in the Test series against South Africa and Bangladesh.