Sandeep Patil, the former India all-rounder, has expressed admiration for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma but raised concerns regarding their batting abilities in challenging conditions. He noted that while both players are considered dangerous batters, they tend to struggle when faced with swinging conditions abroad. During India’s tour of England in July, Abhishek Sharma’s performance was notably below par, as he could only score 42 runs in three matches. Similarly, Sooryavanshi, who made his international debut in the series, managed to accumulate 131 runs across five matches, but his impact was less significant than expected in the overseas environment.
This shouldn’t happen,” Sandeep Patil told SportsNext . “There is one thing I would like to say about their batting. Due respect to Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, we have seen that when they travelled outside India and the ball started moving around a little, they faced some difficulties. These two young players will also have to pay attention to that aspect and work on it. Lion at home and cat overseas.
After the England T20I series, India outplayed Zimbabwe 3-0 in the format, with Sooryavanshi emerging as the Player of the Series as well as the Player of the Match in the final. Recently, India routed Afghanistan 3-0 in the T20I series, with Abhishek slamming a record century in just 30 balls in the final game. Abhishek scored a century, and the Indian team scored 100 runs in six overs.
Sandeep said that he was not surprised by Abhishek’s performance. Whether it’s Abhishek or Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, I would say it’s remarkable,” he said. “I wasn’t surprised. I don’t know whether this is the first or last time it will happen, or when we’ll see it happen again. But you have to give them credit. You know, these young players in modern-day cricket have been given a license to kill, and they are using it absolutely the right way.
