Overview

• Ambati Rayudu urged coaches not to overload Suryavanshi with advice, saying 'usko jyada gyaan mat do' and to let him back his talent.
• He praised the teenager’s exceptional bat speed and likened his bat lift to Brian Lara’s, suggesting lessons on controlling bat speed and playing with soft hands.
• Rayudu said Suryavanshi is fortunate to have Rahul Dravid guiding him and expressed confidence that Dravid will look after his development.
• Suryavanshi’s rise includes 252 IPL runs for Rajasthan Royals at a 206.55 strike rate with a 35-ball hundred, plus 355 runs in India U-19’s ODI series in England with a match-winning 143.
• The next challenge is a confirmed India U-19 tour of Australia featuring three ODIs starting September 21 in Brisbane followed by two youth Tests beginning September 30.