To defeat Rajasthan Royals (RR), first dismiss Vaibhav Suryavanshi. According to Aakash Chopra, this is the only way Gujarat Titans can beat Royals in the playoffs.
amazing form of Vaibhav Suryavanshi Has been one of the primary points of discussion in the cricket world. The 15-year-old batsman, who is on the verge of breaking Chris Gayle’s record of six hits in a season, is being projected as the biggest threat to Gujarat Titans.
Aakash Chopra told the easiest way to defeat Rajasthan Royals
In a YouTube video, Aakash Chopra explains how the team captained by Shubman Gill can defeat the team captained by Riyan Parag. The former Team India batsman advised Gujarat to build their bowling plan around the teenage opener.
For example, Chopra took vs Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals Vaibhav played a brilliant inning of 97 runs in the match. Hyderabad, who had bowlers like Pat Cummins and Ishan Malinga, were unable to bowl out the batsmen in the early stages of the match. Once he got on track, it was pure carnage. The same can happen against Gujarat, so Chopra advises them to rotate the bowling around the young opener.
Chopra said in his YouTube channel, “We didn’t imagine that a 15-year-old kid could dictate everything, that all your bowling plans could revolve around a kid. It’s not that people haven’t come up with plans. Hyderabad also came up with a plan. They tried bowling yorkers in the beginning, but once you missed that mark and they hit two or three sixes, whether it was Pat Cummins or Ishan. Malinga, he deviated from his plan.”
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Chopra compared Vaibhav Suryavanshi with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma
Going one step further, the former opening batsman claimed that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is now a bigger threat than legendary batsmen like him Rohit Sharma Or Virat Kohli. Chopra, now a cricket expert and commentator, claims that if the batsman is somehow able to face 40 balls, there will be nothing left for the Titans to survive in the must-win contest.
“It is important for Gujarat to stop Vaibhav. How little can we say that it is important? We have not even said for Abhishek, Ishan, Rohit or Virat that if he fires, you will not survive at all. What we are saying with him is that if he plays 40 balls, it is over. He will get his century by the 11th over and then the team will be close to 150. This kid is a different storm. It is very difficult to understand it.” Storm,” he added.
Toss could be a factor in GT vs RR match
He also believes that the strike rate of Rajasthan’s opening pair is around 2-6. But Vaibhav’s strike rate is much higher than that. Chopra feels that the toss can affect his performance.
“The strike rate of the partnership is 206, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi runs even faster than that. Which philosophy will work more? RR’s philosophy is more likely to work when batting first because then there are no changes. There will be no scoreboard pressure. You can start a bit fearless while batting first. If you bat first you can really control and destroy the powerplay.”
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