On Sunday, in Australia A’s second match against South Africa A in Bengaluru, Ashton Agar walked in with just five deliveries to go. He got the opportunity to face four of those and blasted 17 off it, including two sixes.
Even in the first encounter, where they lost to India A, Agar top-scored with a 40-ball 34 after coming in at 76 for 5.
The 24-year-old revealed that he has put in a lot of work on his power-hitting skills during his recent stint with Middlesex. “I think it’s really important for me to be able to come in and go from ball one like today,” he said after the 32-run victory.
“I worked on that a lot with Middlesex, for the last month I was in the nets working on my six hitting, and to be able to come in and try and finish an innings. For me, it’s really important for my batting to be adaptable so then I can be used in any situation. I love batting as much as I love bowling, so I’m trying to be as good as I can at everything.”
“We’ve got three or four guys who are excellent at it but I guess it’s being able to do that the whole way through, to come in and finish an innings. That’s what we can work on.”
Agar is also a part of Australia A’s 14-man squad that will play two four-day games against India A after the conclusion of the quadrangular series, and the left-arm spinner thinks it will provide him a chance to push his case for the UAE tour.
