‘Players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi…’: Pandya provides bird’s eye view on 15-year-old’s unprecedented hype

Having said that, Sooryavanshi has a lot to learn, starting with the advice Krunal Pandya shared. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder feels that, as promising as the left-handed opener is, there’s one aspect he needs to work on. Krunal’s remarks aren’t only reserved for Sooryavanshi, but also for another aspiring young batter, Priyansh Arya. He may not be in the top 10 in the Orange Cap leaderboard, but with 254 runs from six innings at an average of 42.33 and a strike rate of 249, including a best of 93 against the Lucknow Super Giants, the 24-year-old is making the right noises. However, Krunal’s advice could serve as the gold standard for Vaibhav and Priyansh.

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“While growing up, patience came first for me. Fearlessness was built over time. This generation players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya are already fearless but they need to build patience,” Pandya said on JioStar’s ‘The Krunal Pandya Experience’.

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