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Indian cricketer Mayank Agarwal has been added to the list of Indian players participating in English county cricket. This experienced batsman, aged 35, will play for Durham in the remaining four matches of the 2026 County Championship.

Ryan Campbell, head coach of Durham, noted that after David Beddingham's return to South Africa, the team required an international batsman, which Mayank could be. Additionally, Ben Stokes, who left the England team, also plays for Durham in the County Championship.

Mayank Agarwal has represented the Indian national team in 21 Test matches and 5 ODI matches. In Test matches, he has scored 4 centuries, and his last match for India was in 2022.

His first-class statistics are quite good, and he is close to 9000 first-class career runs. In first-class matches, Mayank has scored 21 centuries and 48 half-centuries. He has also played in the IPL for five teams, scoring 2756 runs in 131 matches.

In 2018, Mayank Agarwal married his school friend Asha Sud. Mayank's father-in-law, Pravin Sud, currently holds the position of Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Recently, many Indian players have participated in English county cricket, including Yujwendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Jaydev Unadkat, Akib Nabi, and Mahipal Lomror, who play for various county teams.

Durham's next four matches are scheduled against Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Worcestershire, and Lancashire. Mayank Agarwal intends to demonstrate excellent batting performance for Durham and help the team return to the One-Day County Championship Division.

August 26, 2012, will forever remain a special day for the Indian team, as it was on this day that India won the U-19 World Cup title in Townsville against Australia. At that time, the team was led by young batsman Unmukt Chand.

In the final, a strong Australian team faced India. Initially, Australia's position was extremely difficult: after four players fell for only 38 runs, captain William Bosisto took the initiative and helped the team by scoring an impressive 87 runs in half an hour. In the end, Australia scored a total of 225/8 in 50 overs.

India needed to score 226 runs to secure their third victory in the U-19 World Cup. While pursuing this goal, the Indian team lost four batsmen in just 25 overs, scoring only 97 runs.

After this, captain Unmukt Chand, along with Smith Patel, stabilized the game and helped India become the third-time U-19 World Champion. India won this match by six wickets. Chand demonstrated powerful batting against the Australian bowlers, scoring 111* not out. In this innings, he hit seven fours and six sixes.

At that time, Unmukt Chand was considered a future big star of Indian cricket, and he was compared to other promising players. It seemed that this athlete would play for the Indian team in the future. However, the story of cricket does not always follow expectations.

Despite the initial brilliant success, Unmukt Chand's career did not reach the height expected of him after the memorable U-19 World Cup final. He also failed to leave his mark in the IPL. One of his most striking photos in the IPL is when Brett Lee dismissed him with a clean bowl on the very first ball of the tournament in 2013, using his magnificent outswinger.

The player, once compared to Virat Kohli, never managed to play in international matches for the senior Indian team. In 2021, at the age of just 28, Unmukt Chand decided to leave Indian cricket and moved to America. There, he played in a minor American cricket league and signed a contract with the Silicon Valley Strikers, who became champions. Currently, Unmukt Chand plays for the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket (MLC).

Last year, on September 12, 2025, a documentary about Unmukt Chand titled 'Unbroken: The Unmukt Chand Story' was released in cinemas, and then premiered on ZEE5 on May 27, 2026.

First Class: 67 matches, 3379 runs, average 31.57, 8 centuries, 16 fifties, maximum 151 runs.

List-A: 120 matches, 4505 runs, average 41.33, 7 centuries, 32 fifties, maximum 127 runs.

IPL: 21 matches, 300 runs, average 15.00, strike rate 100.00, 1 fifty, maximum 58 runs.

On the cricket field, players attract attention not only with their sporting achievements but also with their unique style. During the first match of the Women's Premier League Delhi 2026 (WDPL), held on August 20 (Thursday) between Central Delhi Queens and South Delhi Superstars, a video was circulated widely on social media.

This video generated significant interest among fans because it showcased a distinctive celebration style displayed by all-rounder Medhavi Bidhuri of Central Delhi Queens after she took a wicket.

Medhavi Bidhuri plays for Central Delhi Queens as an all-rounder. She bats right-handed and bowls using leg-break. Although Central Delhi Queens lost the match by a margin of 29 runs, her Gen-Z style celebration quickly went viral on social media. In this match, Medhavi took 2 wickets, conceding 24 runs in 4 overs, and herself was dismissed for only 5 runs while batting.

According to social media reports, the idea for such a celebration came from Medhavi's sister. Her sister was impressed by the Gen-Z style and advised Medhavi to wear jersey number 67 and perform a special celebration after taking a wicket. This video of her celebration quickly went viral, and fans are praising her for both her cricketing talent and her cute and confident style.

The '6-7' trend is a viral meme or an inside joke currently used among Gen-Z and in social media language. It does not have deep meaning. On platforms like TikTok and Instagram, it has become popular to use it in a playful manner, especially saying 'Six-Seven' with specific hand gestures. This has turned into a kind of internet slang that young people often use without any particular reason. This is why Medhavi Bidhuri's jersey number 67 also attracted public attention. One wicket, a special celebration, and jersey number 67 brought Medhavi Bidhuri into social media discussions, and her Gen-Z style is now very popular among cricket fans.