Former Indian spinner and commentator Harbhajan Singh has termed the teen batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as an unbelievable talent, stating that the youngster is doing something no one has ever done before with his fearless and attacking approach.
Speaking exclusively on JioHotstar, the former Indian off-spinner has stated that modern-day cricketers are encouraged to express themselves freely and Sooryavanshi’s ability to back his instincts reflected the changing mindset.
“The difference between today’s youth and the youth back then is the reach of today’s media and social media. Things happened back then too, but today they get highlighted a lot more,” Harbhajan said on JioHotstar.
“What Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is doing today, no one has ever done before. He is unbelievable, a great talent. I don’t think I have seen or faced a talent like that,” he added.
Harbhajan also strolled down memory lane to recall an anecdote involving former India head coach Rahul Dravid, who had asked Sooryavanshi what he wanted to do on the first ball of his IPL career.
“I think the biggest change is that people are accepting players with that fearless mindset and their approach of playing the way they want to. Rahul Dravid was the coach of that team, and he asked Sooryavanshi, ‘What will you do on the first ball?’ He said, ‘If the first ball is in my arc, I will smash it.” And he actually did. He hit a six off the very first ball he faced in his IPL career, against Shardul Thakur,” he concluded.
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