Rahane to Sooryavanshi: 'IPL and international cricket are completely different'
Former Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has advised patience regarding 15-year-old batting prospect Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Rahane emphasized that the intensity and pressure of international cricket are significantly different from the IPL, urging fans to allow the teenager time to develop.
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The statement addresses the common trend of over-hyping young athletes based on franchise league performance and the subsequent pressure placed on them at the international level.
Former India batter Ajinkya Rahane has urged everyone to be patient with young opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying it is too early to predict his future in Test cricket. Rahane said the teenager should be allowed to grow, adding that the Indian Premier League and international cricket are "completely different."The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi had a mixed start to his international career. After struggling on his debut tour of England, he bounced back strongly in the T20I series against Zimbabwe, where he finished as the Player of the Series.Speaking on the Stick to Cricket podcast, Rahane said: "It's tough to say or comment on right now. I don't want to say anything and put pressure on that young kid because people are already talking a lot about him. It's just two IPL seasons.""What I've realised is that IPL and international cricket are completely different.
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