vvvslaxman Posted May 5 Posted May 5 1 hour ago, DeepSpace said: But does he have the mental clarity and physical fitness not to be a Prithvi Shaw? THe difference though is Prithvi saw's potential was not astronomicaly high like Vaibahv. So even 50% of vaibhav's potential will be significantly higher htan Prithvi shaw's full potential. Ultimate_Game 1
DeepSpace Posted May 8 Posted May 8 On 5/4/2026 at 11:36 PM, vvvslaxman said: THe difference though is Prithvi saw's potential was not astronomicaly high like Vaibahv. So even 50% of vaibhav's potential will be significantly higher htan Prithvi shaw's full potential. He has great hand eye coordination and bat speed, but from a technique standpoint looks a bit agricultural. Might be great in tontee-tontee or even LOI, but I do not care until he proves himself in tests. If he is the real deal, he should average close to 70 else he would underachieve like Tendu did despite having high potential. Does he have a calm head on those shoulder like Tendu did or will he fade like Kambli? How will he handle adversity? I guess it remains to be seen.
vvvslaxman Posted May 8 Posted May 8 11 minutes ago, DeepSpace said: He has great hand eye coordination and bat speed, but from a technique standpoint looks a bit agricultural. Might be great in tontee-tontee or even LOI, but I do not care until he proves himself in tests. If he is the real deal, he should average close to 70 else he would underachieve like Tendu did despite having high potential. Does he have a calm head on those shoulder like Tendu did or will he fade like Kambli? How will he handle adversity? I guess it remains to be seen. No. He is like Sehwag, Pant, Jaiswal.High impact match winning batsman. He is not going to average 50.But about 45ish. We always talk in terms of Tendulkar or Kambli. There are so many batsmen in between Kambli and Tendulkar that did very well. Infact majority would fall undre category. Kambli is not even 10% as talented as Vaibhav. He had far too many holes in his batting.
DeepSpace Posted May 10 Posted May 10 On 5/7/2026 at 11:56 PM, vvvslaxman said: No. He is like Sehwag, Pant, Jaiswal.High impact match winning batsman. He is not going to average 50.But about 45ish. We always talk in terms of Tendulkar or Kambli. There are so many batsmen in between Kambli and Tendulkar that did very well. Infact majority would fall undre category. Kambli is not even 10% as talented as Vaibhav. He had far too many holes in his batting. I mentioned Kambli not for his batting talent, but how he threw it away because of indiscipline (triggered by not being able to deal with the pressure and limelight). BacktoCricaddict 1
vvvslaxman Posted May 10 Posted May 10 (edited) 3 hours ago, DeepSpace said: I mentioned Kambli not for his batting talent, but how he threw it away because of indiscipline (triggered by not being able to deal with the pressure and limelight). There is absolutely no parallel between Kambli and any Indian cricketer. Kambli played 100 ODIs. He is not exactly failure in true sense. He could not take his game to next level. We had better batsman than him. We moved on. Ganguly, Dravid, Laxman. Kambli not taking off is often talked about because he was compared with Sachin. If you look at in isolation he is just a cricketer who got replaced by better cricketers. If we get someone beter than Vaibhav why not. Edited May 10 by vvvslaxman
crictime Posted May 11 Posted May 11 IPL 2026: Innings batted - 11 Runs Scored - 440 Strike rate - 236.55 This combination of runs scored, strike rate, setting up the wins in power play stage itself is a humongous achievement. It is so nice to see someone play this brand of cricket. One of the shinning stars in Indian cricket Ultimate_Game, BacktoCricaddict, IndianRenegade and 1 other 4
jf1gp_1 Posted May 20 Posted May 20 I had so many doubt ahead of IPL. This kid is unbelievable. We have to get him in ODIs and figure out ways to start prep for test. Manucrick, Frustrated and diga 3
Tillu Posted May 25 Posted May 25 They started bowling a flatter trajectory once he started hitting every ball for a six otherwise he would have broken Shreyas Iyer's record. Need4Speed 1
bsriharsha Posted May 25 Posted May 25 On 5/8/2026 at 11:10 AM, DeepSpace said: He has great hand eye coordination and bat speed, but from a technique standpoint looks a bit agricultural. Might be great in tontee-tontee or even LOI, but I do not care until he proves himself in tests. If he is the real deal, he should average close to 70 else he would underachieve like Tendu did despite having high potential. Does he have a calm head on those shoulder like Tendu did or will he fade like Kambli? How will he handle adversity? I guess it remains to be seen. Depends on how the Indian ecosystem guides him in playing tests. Dravid seems to have spotted him early and he's the best at coaching batsmen to work within themselves to achieve the best possible results GoldenSun 1
vvvslaxman Posted May 26 Posted May 26 On 5/25/2026 at 3:24 AM, Tillu said: They started bowling a flatter trajectory once he started hitting every ball for a six otherwise he would have broken Shreyas Iyer's record. Jurel was controlling . He should have gone easy on him :)
wanted_desi Posted May 27 Posted May 27 It will be a shame that Rohit will open 2027 instead of this genius. Don’t give me he isn’t ready, he might already be your best batsman in limited format , only getting better. World Cup is end of next year. express bowling, Manucrick and KV244 3
DeepSpace Posted May 31 Posted May 31 On 5/25/2026 at 2:32 AM, bsriharsha said: Depends on how the Indian ecosystem guides him in playing tests. Dravid seems to have spotted him early and he's the best at coaching batsmen to work within themselves to achieve the best possible results At a minimum, he has the great potential to be the best FTB of all time, far surpassing Sehwag. However, it remains to be seen how he plays on wicket that turns the ball or seams/swings. He swings his bat very well, but just hand eye coordination and power will not work there. Compared to Tendu at this age, he has far surpassed in the tontee-tontee type format, but that hardly defines all of kirkut. Does he have the technique that Tendu cultivated to play well on all surfaces (away and home, spin or pace). Even Dravid, Laxman, etc. had good technique to be successful on unfamiliar pitches (something started by Gavaskar in the 70s). Sehwag was a misearable failure in SENA (except Aus on a couple occasions). We all know he is super talent for his age. What remains to be seen is test cricket and to some extent ODIs. I do not think just swinging through the line is not going to work.
cricspirit Posted May 31 Posted May 31 72 sixes in a season.. No one is going to touch that anytime soon other than VS himself. Player of the series Guy is a legend already.
Need4Speed Posted June 1 Posted June 1 17 hours ago, DeepSpace said: At a minimum, he has the great potential to be the best FTB of all time, far surpassing Sehwag. However, it remains to be seen how he plays on wicket that turns the ball or seams/swings. He swings his bat very well, but just hand eye coordination and power will not work there. Compared to Tendu at this age, he has far surpassed in the tontee-tontee type format, but that hardly defines all of kirkut. Does he have the technique that Tendu cultivated to play well on all surfaces (away and home, spin or pace). Even Dravid, Laxman, etc. had good technique to be successful on unfamiliar pitches (something started by Gavaskar in the 70s). Sehwag was a misearable failure in SENA (except Aus on a couple occasions). We all know he is super talent for his age. What remains to be seen is test cricket and to some extent ODIs. I do not think just swinging through the line is not going to work. Per his intvw with Ashwin he has been practicing for red ball cricket in bg.. Ashwin and him were having a fun moment..talking about trying to hit more fours..for odi and test cricket Test cricket is the ultimate goal..
rkt.india Posted June 1 Posted June 1 20 hours ago, cricspirit said: 72 sixes in a season.. No one is going to touch that anytime soon other than VS himself. Player of the series Guy is a legend already. People wondered if anyone could match Gayle or Russell in six hitting. He demolished their record. mishra and cricspirit 2
Gollum Posted June 1 Posted June 1 Get the kid in for NZ tests. Waise bhi we lose there all the time with our usual approach. Let us at least try to rattle them with all-out aggression. Against semi-new ball coming in at 5 or 6, even a quickfire 40 by someone like VS can tilt the balance in our favor. If he fails, so what, valuable experience for the boy wonder. Manucrick 1
mishra Posted June 1 Posted June 1 1 hour ago, rkt.india said: People wondered if anyone could match Gayle or Russell in six hitting. He demolished their record. I remember Gayle era IPL bowlers. Local bowlers have come a long way since then. Hitting 3 consecutive sixes to Cummins, Not respecting Rabada or Bhumrah is different league altogether. Gollum 1
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