Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s ‘weakness’ addressed by Rajasthan Royals after defeat to Delhi Capitals; bowlers told to ‘try it’

Is taking pace off finally Sooryavanshi’s kryptonite? Not quite, insisted Rathour. In fact, the batting coach challenged bowlers to keep trying it against him so he could improve. The Arun Jaitley Stadium surface did aid variations, such as slower balls, which could trouble batters. But does Sooryavanshi carry a long-term vulnerability against them? Absolutely not.

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“Nobody is perfect. Everybody will have some weakness here and there. Slow ball isn’t a weakness for Vaibhav. I will want bowlers to try that. On a wicket like this, where the ball is gripping a bit, a change of pace is good against anybody,” Rathour said after RR’s five-wicket defeat to Delhi.

“It’s not only Vaibhav who is a special player. I think enough has been said about his ability and how good he is. So, again, he’s provided us a really good start, looking at the surface again. I just hope he converts one inning and goes deeper. And the way he’s batting, the way he prepares, I’m sure that’s not too far off. We’ll see one of those innings which he’ll really convert and play a big knock. But otherwise, we are pretty happy with the way he’s batting and we want him to bat that way.”

“If you back your strengths and play to your strengths, you can score runs. Dhruv [Jurel] need not bat like Vaibhav. Vaibhav shouldn’t look to bat like Dhruv. They have their own ways of scoring runs. If they keep backing that and keep believing in their ability, they can succeed easily. You have seen that happening. Somebody like Virat, who is still extremely successful, even in this format. I wouldn’t call him an out-and-out power-hitting player. That tells you that there is scope for everybody to succeed, provided you have belief in your abilities,” Rathore added.

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