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Rahul Dravid Urges Patience With Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Red-Ball Development
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is a 15-year-old cricketer from Bihar.
He has played very well in short matches, including the IPL and T20Is.
He also scored 175 runs in an Under-19 World Cup final.
Rahul Dravid says Vaibhav should not be rushed into Test cricket.
Dravid believes Vaibhav needs more practice and a few seasons of longer domestic matches.
Getting into India’s Test team may still be difficult because other batsmen are playing well.
Vaibhav may also be busy playing white-ball cricket for India.
His ability is not the main concern; finding enough time for red-ball cricket is.
Rahul Dravid says India should be patient with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in red-ball cricket.
Sooryavanshi took two wickets for East Zone after scoring eight in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final.
He became the youngest Indian player to make his international debut, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 IPL matches this season at a strike rate of 237.30.
Dravid says breaking into India’s Test XI could be difficult because current batsmen are performing well and schedules are crowded.
- Who
- Rahul Dravid and 15-year-old Bihar cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
- What
- Dravid advised patience before Sooryavanshi is considered for India’s Test team.
- Where
- In the East Zone versus North East Zone Duleep Trophy quarter-final.
- When
- During Sooryavanshi’s Duleep Trophy quarter-final appearance this week.
- Why
- Dravid believes Sooryavanshi needs domestic red-ball experience, while India’s current Test batsmen are performing well and the international schedule is crowded.
Key facts
- Age
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 15 years old.
- Duleep Trophy performance
- He scored eight runs in East Zone’s first innings and took two wickets in North East Zone’s second innings.
- IPL record
- He scored 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 237.30.
- International debut
- He became the youngest Indian player to make an international appearance, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
- T20I record
- He has scored 193 runs in six T20Is at a strike rate of 189.21.
- First-class experience
- Before the Duleep Trophy match, he had played eight first-class games and averaged 17.25.
- Dravid’s recommendation
- Dravid said Sooryavanshi should receive opportunities to practice and play domestic cricket and gain a couple of red-ball seasons.
Quotes
Rahul Dravid
Former India head coach and cricket commentator
“He’s only 15 years old, and from what I’ve seen of the kid, I have no doubt that, given the opportunity to practice and play domestic cricket and a couple of seasons of red-ball cricket, he will be able to hold his own in the Test match team.”
indianexpress.com
“Whether he’ll have the time to play two full seasons of domestic cricket because he’ll be so busy playing for India in the white-ball format, I’m not sure about that.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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