New Delhi: Former Indian batsman… Manoj Tiwari. Teenage sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi needs to learn how to deal with provocations on the field after his recent spat with the Sri Lanka A players during the ongoing tri-series in Dambulla.The incident took place after India A lost to Sri Lanka A in a thrilling Super Over encounter on Monday. Television footage showed 15-year-old Sri Lankan spinner Vaishan Hilambay being pushed before senior player Nirushan Dikwela intervened. Reports suggest that Halambay was sledging Suryavanshi throughout the series. Sri Lankan player sentenced, Indian youth escapes punishment.Tiwari said the focus around Suryavanshi’s rapid rise meant rival teams would try to unsettle him.“Vibhu Suryavanshi has to be understood a bit. There will always be verbal battles against us on the pitch, because there are many countries who are jealous of us, so they will irritate you. The way Vibhu Suryavanshi’s IPL campaign has gone, and the way he is moving forward and achieving everything, they will irritate him more. Prepare him for that,” the former batsman said on Cricbuzz.
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Tiwari said that Suryavanshi is now facing an important decision that he wants to create an image in world cricket.“It depends on what kind of image he wants to create in the cricketing world. One way is like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, who are usually calm people, they respond through performances. The other way is like Virat Kohli, who are aggressive. Now he needs to decide how people want to see him.” Anger is important, but it must be channeled in the right direction,” he continued.Tiwary also felt that the controversy affected the youngster’s batting when he managed just 38 runs against Afghanistan A.“No one will take action against him for that, but he must realize what he has done. Nobody wants to see a budding player involved in pushing and shoving. The more he plays, the more he will understand about the conduct on the field. But under no circumstances should it go beyond the rules of the game. People are watching him, and his behavior will be noted. He only scored 30-40 runs today, so it’s affecting him, because he didn’t score as much as he should have,” Tiwary concluded.
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Indian spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutole.who has worked with Suryavanshi at the age-group level and with Rajasthan Royals, termed the incident as unfortunate and backed the youngster to move on.“It was an unfortunate incident, but we don’t know how it was provoked because I know him, and Vaibhav is a very composed kid, but I am sure there are experienced coaches who will guide him,” Bahutole said at a press conference ahead of the second ODI between India and Afghanistan.“Sri Lankan players should also be educated on how to behave,” added Bahotole.The former Mumbai captain expressed confidence that the youngster will mature with experience.“He will learn, he is a young kid who has a lot of responsibility to represent India. I am sure he will not repeat it and such incidents can be avoided,” Bahotale said.
