India coach VVS Laxman hails Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's maturity after India wonderkid's match-winning knock vs Zimbabwe

India coach VVS Laxman hails Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's maturity after India wonderkid's match-winning knock vs Zimbabwe originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:VVS Laxman praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s maturity after his match-winning knock in the third T20I against Zimbabwe. • >The India interim coach said the youngster’s biggest strength is learning quickly from every game and training session. • >Sooryavanshi earned praise for adapting his approach on a slow Harare pitch despite being targeted with a clear plan.VVS Laxman praises Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's maturity after Zimbabwe heroicsInterim India coach VVS Laxman praised teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for showing maturity in his batting performance following the third and final T20I of the series against Zimbabwe on Sunday.

>Despite missing out on a historic century in his 49-ball 81, Sooryavanshi showed another facet of his batting prowess in Harare, playing according to the circumstances and contributing to India's series whitewash of Zimbabwe.

>Speaking after the match, Laxman said, "[It was a] very mature [performance]. And that's what I really appreciate about Vaibhav. With each and every experience, each and every match, he understands, he assesses, and he gets better. So I think he does a lot of review of each and every practice session."

>Laxman further said that due to constant self-assessment of Sooryavanshi, he has developed at a fast pace and adapted himself to different situations in international cricket.

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Laxman impressed by Sooryavanshi's adaptability on slow Harare pitchThe India coach also pointed out that Sooryavanshi's innings on Sunday came under very tough batting conditions, which was clearly different from the ones in the rest of the matches in the series.

>The third T20I match was played on the same pitch where only a day back the second T20I was played, and therefore strokeplay was a lot more challenging since the ball would hold and come slowly onto the bat.

>"So today what you saw was a mature innings. Because it was a used wicket. [It was] the [same] wicket which we played the match on yesterday. So the ball was stopping and coming. The wicket was slow.

>"And I thought today the Zimbabweans bowled well. [They] had a plan for him. So he countered that plan. And it was a very, very mature knock from Vaibhav," Laxman explained.

>Sooryavanshi did not just play attack strokes, but instead played according to the conditions of the pitch before speeding up.

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What next for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?The next white ball assignment for India will come towards the end of September when India travels to the West Indies to play ODIs as well as T20Is.

>Although Sooryavanshi has continued to establish himself in the T20I format, he has not found his way into the Indian ODI setup yet and is unlikely to feature in the 50-over contingent.

>In that case, the five-match T20I series in the Caribbean could serve as another chance for him to build on his solid beginning in international cricket.

>With more fearless playing along with the game sense that Laxman spoke about in Harare, amid fast-track calls for the 2027 ODI World Cup, Vaibhav will only make his case stronger to establish himself in all formats of the game going forward.

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