Rajasthan Royals coach Kumar Sangakkara urged batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to embrace both success and failure, emphasizing the importance of enjoying his game. Sangakkara's advice came after the 15-year-old experienced his first failure of the season, getting out on the first ball. The coach stressed that freedom and enjoyment are paramount for the young cricketer.
KOLKATA : Vaibhav Sooryavanshi isn’t a normal 15-year-old kid. He is quite different and the Rajasthan Royals sensation has the cricket world watching him with great excitement. However, Kumar Sangakkara, the Royals head coach, wants this batting prodigy to be just like any other 15-year-old.“I just want him to be this 15-year-old kid that goes out and bats the way he wants,” Sangakkara said here on Saturday.
“He has got to enjoy everything, whether it’s 100 off 35 balls, a 50 off 15 or a first-ball duck.”Sooryavanshi had his first taste of failure this season in the last game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, when he got out on the first ball he faced. The boy grimaced, perhaps a little angry at himself. “You’re allowed to score runs, you’re allowed to fail.
It’s part and parcel of cricket,” was Sangakkara’s message to the youngster. “He must never lose the freedom he plays with.”