New Delhi: Vinayak Samant Many people were stunned when they saw the bat of teenage prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the first time. The former Bihar Ranji coach could not believe what he was witnessing.“Vaibhav is outstanding,” Vinayak Samant told TimesofIndia.com.
“What I liked about him was his carefree attitude. The boy was just not afraid. What caught my attention was that he didn’t hit cross-bats at all. That was refreshing,” he recalled.Vaibhav’s ‘bindas’ attitude was reflected in his six-hit knock. recent, Sanzhou SamsonSpeaking at the Naaman Awards, the teen’s behavior when interacting with her ex rajasthan royals Head coach Rahul Dravid.“I mean I was in the meeting. So, Rahul sir invited him to the room. Sir said, ‘Sanju, we need to talk to him. He is a very young child and we have to tell him how to do it’,” Samson said at the Naman Awards in New Delhi.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo)
“So, Mr. Rahul asked him, ‘Vaibhav, what’s the plan?'” Vaibhav said.No sir, we have to play (Nothing special, sir. I’m just playing). Dravid asked: “What is your game plan?”“Waibhav said, ‘Agar hume pehle mila to hum pehla hi uda denge (If I get the first ball in my area, I will take an aerial route).’ That’s exactly what he did. He was playing his own video game,” Samson added.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rushes intense pulsed light Last season, he hit 24 sixes in just 122 balls. In seven games, he scored 252 runs at a crazy strike rate of 206.55. Since then, he has played for the India U-19 team, hitting centuries in England and Australia, including scoring crucial runs in the U-19 World Cup semi-finals and final.
The strategy to deal with him is to keep the yorkers in the middle and leg, the bouncers outside the stumps and the slower ones away from him
Vinayak Samant Former Bihar coach
Big stars have already labeled him a “prodigy,” but Season 2’s Bruce has already attracted many younger stars before. The real question now is, can Vaibhav keep the fire burning?“Opponents will attack his weaknesses. It won’t be easy for him, but knowing him, he won’t back down,” laughed Samant.“The strategy against him is to bowl yorkers on middle and leg, bouncers on the stumps and slower balls away from him. Don’t bowl inside his arc otherwise the ball will go out. His hand-eye co-ordination is very gifted and I have never seen anyone choose length of delivery so early,” he added.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Photo: @BCCI on X)
Last year, Vaibhav scored a 35-ball hundred, the second-fastest score in the IPL after Chris Gayle. Now, he aims to break the Jamaican’s league-high record of 175 goals.This fearless approach has brought Vaibhav a lot of fame, but Samant feels it will take him a few years to mature.“He is still a kid now. For now, he should enjoy his cricket. He knows how to win games for the team, but in one or two years, he will become more mature. The more cricket he plays, the better cricketer he will become,” he added.
He was never afraid to take any shot. If you pitch to him, the margin of error is very small. He hits the ball on the power play
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Vinayak Smart
But Samant said T20 is Vaibhav’s domain and believed the youngster can break all records.“He was never afraid to bowl any ball. If you bowled to him, the margin of error was very small. And he batted with power. He could hit sixes at will,” he said.
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What do you think of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fearless batting style?
“He has his own way of playing with temperament which I feel is very unique. His ability to play on the merits of the ball is second to none. He is a power hitter but he can also play the ball along the ground very well. He can cut, pull, drive, sweep and sweep. He has all the shots in his arsenal,” he added.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is young, poised and looks like he will torment bowlers for years to come. At 15 years old, he has become a role model for many people. But starting Monday night, he will enter his second IPL season. This time, he won’t be new. Will this young man stand up and silence the naysayers? Only time will tell, but sources close to Rajasthan Royals believe he has the license to dominate. Opposing bowlers and coaches may need to buckle up as the Sooryavanshi wave is here to stay.
