Former India spinner and stand-in India bowling coach Sunil Joshi, who is currently overseeing the bowling attack in Zimbabwe due to the Indian national cricket team’s regular support staff being rested, has shared his comments on Vaibhav Suryavanshi ahead of the second T20I against Chevron on Saturday.
Sunil Joshi has asked fans and the cricket fraternity to keep a close eye on Suryavanshi’s batting as the 15-year-old batsman scored his maiden half-century in the first T20 match and helped India win the match by 7 wickets. In his fourth match, he showed his qualities to the whole world. Earlier, Manoj Tiwari had praised the boy wonder.
Sunil Joshi shared valuable information on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s batting.
Speaking ahead of the second game, Sunil Joshi told reporters that the 15-year-old’s primary focus should be on his aggressive batting style.
“I think the first thing we should focus on is his batting. He is sensational and I am happy that he has done well. It is a happy occasion for him. He did well in the Under-19 World Cup final here. He had a good performance yesterday too,” Joshi told reporters.
Current form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Vaibhav Suryavanshi took charge on Thursday, scoring his maiden half-century in just 19 balls and smashing the Zimbabwean bowlers all over the park. After achieving this feat, he became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in international cricket. They will be looking to do something similar in the second game on Saturday.
Before this innings, Vaibhav made his England debut and overtook Sachin Tendulkar’s record of becoming India’s youngest male international debutant, but he was dropped after scoring just 42 runs in 3 innings on the tour, raising many questions in the cricket world about the misbehavior of a teenager.
“Whenever we get time into his bowling” – Sunil Joshi also wants to develop Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s bowling
The former India spinner also highlighted Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s bowling and it is part of the long-term plan. Joshi is set to work on his southpaw bowling at the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.
“Vaibhav is very comfortable with his batting. Whenever we get time to bowl to him, I will work with him in the CoE.”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s IPL season
Suryavanshi had a great IPL season with Rajasthan Royals (RR); He almost took the team to the finals of the competition. The southpaw also finished as the leading run-scorer for the team and the tournament.
He scored 776 runs in the tournament with five half-centuries and one century, winning the Orange Cap and becoming the youngest player to receive the award. The 15-year-old player also won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and several individual awards.
Now, talking about the match, India easily achieved the target of 126 runs and won the match by 7 wickets and ended the winning streak of 7 consecutive matches.
It was the young bowling attack of Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma and Prince Yadav that provided the foundation for India to chase the small target, as Zimbabwe’s batsmen had no answer to India’s pace batteries. Shreyas Iyer and his team will try to win the upcoming games and series as well.
