Administrator Saurabh Tiwary, a vintage hard-hitting batter, aims to make cricketers’ lives easy

Administrator Saurabh Tiwary, a vintage hard-hitting batter, aims to make cricketers’ lives easy center Saurabh Tiwary. P.K. Ajith Kumar https://th-i.thgim.com/public/sport/7w6iay/article71592632.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/saurabh.tiwary.jpg After his career ended a couple of years ago, he moved to administration, taking over as the secretary of the Jharkhand State Cricket Association last year Saurabh Tiwary was one of the hardest-hitters of his time, but he reckons he could not have competed with today’s batters. “I won’t even be in the top 100 when it comes to hitting ability,” Saurabh tells The Hindu with a smile on a hot afternoon at the Keenan Stadium in Jamshedpur. “Every second batter is hitting so well. Even a 15-year-old boy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, is dominating the IPL today.” He says cricket has become almost a game of power-hitting. “Not just T20s, but One-Dayers as well,” he said. “People are getting double hundreds in 43 or 44 overs.” Saurabh — whose M.S.