Former Australia coach Justin Langer lauded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his “breathtaking” batting after the 15-year-old’s latest destructive IPL innings.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi struck a 38-ball 93 on Tuesday to lead Rajasthan Royals closer to the IPL play-offs with a win over Lucknow Super Giants.<\/p>\n
The batting blitz from the opener added to a string of impressive performances in the T20 competition this season, including a 36-ball century.
\nSooryavanshi hit 10 sixes as he went past Lucknow opener Mitchell Marsh’s total of 563 runs in the IPL batting chart.<\/p>\n
The teenager is now top with 579 runs in 13 matches, earning him the right to wear the orange cap as the competition’s highest run-scorer.<\/p>\n
“I’ve seen some amazing players in 35 years of cricket,” Langer, the former Australia opening batsman and now Lucknow coach, told reporters in Jaipur.<\/p>\n
“To see a young man bat like that, not just tonight but throughout the series, is breathtaking.”<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi took apart some world-class fast bowlers including Australia’s Mitchell Starc and South Africa’s Anrich Nortje.<\/p>\n
“It’s quite incredible, actually, to be able to play that way, and now have the orange cap,” said Langer, who played 105 Tests for Australia.<\/p>\n
“The scary thing going forward — if the expressions on the face of Mitch Starc and Nortje and every bowler tells a story now — is what about when he learns how to bat?” Langer said.
\n“Gosh, he’s so young. He’s a brilliant player, and it’s a real privilege to watch him bat.<\/p>\n
“He’ll adapt, he’ll keep getting better and better, which is scary for world cricket.”<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi’s performances have sparked calls for him to be fast-tracked into the senior Indian national team, but the selectors are in no rush.<\/p>\n
“We’ve picked him for the India A team again,” chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on Tuesday.
\n“We are very excited with what he’s been doing in the IPL, and hopefully he shows a bit of that when he travels with India A.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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