Worst season for us, says Rajasthan Royals batting coach Rathour

“I’m sure next year we’re going to come back much, much stronger as a batting unit because all of these guys would have played one more year of international cricket or domestic cricket, and they’ll definitely come back better,” the batting coach added

HYDERABAD: Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour said young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi had been pretty impressive, great to see him bat the way he did when the ball was doing a bit when he went in, hardly got any balls, didn’t get on strike too much in the power play.

In the post-match briefing after Rajasthan defeated Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday night in Delhi, Rathour said the kind of maturity Vaibhav showed, the kind of temperament he showed, was really good for him. “And these kinds of experiences will definitely make him a better player in the coming time,” he added.

“It’s been that kind of a season, you know. All three, you know, departments of the game, I don’t think we particularly fielded very well throughout the tournament. Bowling did let us down a few times where you let them score too many runs, 10, 15 extra runs mostly every game,” Rathour said.

“And then again, with batting also, batting was our strength. We had retained five batters in the squad, and that is, I believe, our strength. And, you know, we got terrific starts at times,” he said. “I think this was the worst season I could imagine, with the kind of batting that we had,” he said.

“We got ourselves into the positions where we should have finished the games, but unfortunately couldn’t do that. So, yeah, it hurts, you know. It was a little disappointing, but it also gives you a lot of hope for the coming season because I think this was the worst that is over,” Rathour explained.

“I’m sure next year we’re going to come back much, much stronger as a batting unit because all of these guys would have played one more year of international cricket or domestic cricket, and they’ll definitely come back better,” he said.

“Jaiswal has already played some outstanding knocks, and Dhruv Jurel as well. I think he’s got a great temperament, that kid,” he added.
On the forthcoming England tour for the Indian team, Rathour said it would be tough because the seniors have retired a lot.

“So, the young team is leaving. There could be a new captain. So, all these things will add a little bit of pressure, but also it’s an opportunity to showcase your talent and your ability,” Rathour said.