Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif shared a ‘problem’ in Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s batting after his debut in the second T20I between England and India. The youngster became the youngest Indian to play international cricket. But he was dismissed for 14 runs off 10 balls, hitting a couple of sixes. Vaibhav Suryavanshi was stumped out by off-spinner Will Jacks as well. And, Kaif added that the youngster had hardly faced off-spinners in the IPL as well.

“I feel the start was okay. He got out because he does not play off-spin a lot. Even when he opened in the IPL, how many times did he get to face an off-spinner? This is the problem. It was his first match, and I will not judge. But he might have to work on this,” he said on his YouTube channel.

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“Abhishek has become a much better player against the off-spinner. He has shown improvement in his game. Where he had to pause and train for it, he did it. He did it after he got that blow in the World Cup. But this is what I am telling, why wait till the blow? After getting out or losing, you have to work anyway. But a smart person works on this from the start itself,” he shared.

However, Mohammad Kaif was also impressed with the fact that he fielded for the full 20 overs and even took a sharp catch on his debut as well. He also added that it showed his fielding skills and the potential to become a good fielder too.

“Suryavanshi hits sixes, he has in the IPL also. That is okay. But I was the happiest seeing him field for 20 overs, and he took a difficult catch under pressure. This shows his fielding ability as well. I feel he has the skill to become a good fielder. So I was happy in that sense. He will score runs. That is not the worry. I would say it was a good debut overall. We must make him field more in the IPL. We have already judged that maybe he is not a good fielder and have predetermined him as an impact player. Don’t do that. The coaches in the IPL have the responsibility to improve a young, exciting player in all aspects,” Mohammad Kaif concluded.