Vaibhav Sooryavanshi batted at number 3 in second T20I. Photo: BCCI
\n\nAfter spending six back-to-back matches on the bench, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finally returned to the playing XI when he took the field against New Zealand in the second T20I of the five-match series. Sooryavanshi replaced an injured Ishan Kishan. The team management decided against changing the opening pair and Sooryavanshi came out to bat at number three. The 15-year-old batter departed for 4 off eight balls. It was the first time Sooryavanshi batted at number three in T20I cricket. Sadagoppan Ramesh has questioned the management for changing Sooryavanshi's batting position and said that he should have opened the innings.
\n\n"He should have opened. As a youngster, as soon as the management told him that he would bat at No.3, he would have panicked. He played only because Ishan Kishan was injured. Though it wasn't wrong of the management not to break the opening combination, Suryavanshi doesn't have the experience at No.3. His strength is batting at 0/0 with the anticipation of whether he's going to hit a six or four off his first delivery," Ramesh said on Instagram
\n\n"His batting style has been one where he smashes it in the…
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