Former India player Murali Kartik has commented on the comparisons between West Indies batting legend Brian Lara and 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as well. Speaking on Cricbuzz, Kartik shared the likeness of Sooryavanshi’s fearless batting approach to that of former India player Virender Sehwag.
However, Sooryavanshi has been in great form this IPL season and currently holds the Orange Cap, having scored 400 runs in 9 matches, which came at an average of 44.44 as well. Kartik also shared a specific trait in Sooryavanshi’s game that he believes even Lara would have loved to possess during his playing days as well.
“Brian Lara would have been pleased had he had Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s power-hitting. He was a genius, but his backlift was slightly different. His was high as well, but when Sooryavanshi brings the bat down, he generates a lot of power. His head is also so still. Most of his shots are not free-flowing or flourishing. He just packs a punch,” again said Kartik.
However, Kartik further shared that for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the reputation of his opponents doesn’t matter, showing a distinct willingness to take on and dominate the world’s best bowlers as well. He also added that this “fearless” brand of cricket mirrors Virender Sehwag in his prime as well.
“The most important thing is that he’s young. Hand-eye coordination is amazing. In terms of fearlessness, he is a lot like Viru [Sehwag]. He was the same. The bigger the bowler, the more Sehwag wanted to hit him into space. This kid is not telling us, but from inside he must go like Hazlewood, Bumrah, Sunil Narine, I will smash them all,” he concluded.
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