Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has opened up on the challenges for the 14 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi after his impressive debut season in the IPL 2025.
Bangar believes that the sort of talent Vaibhav possesses at very young age, is purely ‘god gifted.’ THe former Bengaluru batting coach also mentioned that he must stick to his natural game to earn success in the future.
“The real challenge for him would be to deal with matters, non-cricketing matters. At this stage, how can he stay away from all the hype and the hoopla that will surround him? So, that is a major challenge,” he opined.
“Apart from that, can he maintain the same sort of game plan? Because this is something which is god-gifted. Or maybe he’s worked very hard, but there is apparent talent there. And he has to stay true to it.”
“Because there will be whispers that, ‘Okay, bat a little bit differently, understand the game, understand the situations’. But all those things will come with time. And I think if he continues in this fashion, you have a guy who can dominate both space and spin,” he added.
Bangar also compared his last night’s shots against the Chennai Super Kings with his stroke plays against Gujarat Titans emphasizing vast range of shots on both sides of the field.
“And what I loved about this particular innings is that we saw a lot of off-side shots as well. We saw a couple of shots over covers. We saw some off-side cover drives, copybook style. So, it means that it’s not just on-sided here, which came to the fore when they played against GT. But here you had a greater range of shots. And I think he has to stay true to his game and stick to the game that works well,” said Sanjay Bangar.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi notched up 101 runs off 38 balls in his third match of the IPL. He also played a crucial knock in the match against Chennai Super Kings putting up a score of 57 off 33 deliveries at a strike rate of 172.72. He has accumulated 252 runs in seven matches at a blazing strike rate of 206.56.
Rajasthan Royals has ended their campaign with a victory finishing off in the ninth place of the points table with four victories in 14 league stages.
