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New Zealand Coach Eager to Test Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Pacy Wickets
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News18•24-09-2026, 09:19
New Zealand Coach Eager to Test Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Pacy Wickets
- •New Zealand head coach Rob Walter expressed his desire to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi play on pacy and bouncy wickets during India's upcoming tour.
- •Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap in IPL 2026 with 776 runs at a strike rate over 237, earning him a call-up to the Indian T20I team.
- •After a tough debut series in England, Sooryavanshi bounced back with a Player of the Series performance in Zimbabwe.
- •Walter noted that while Sooryavanshi has dominated world-class bowlers in the IPL, the challenge is to see how he performs in different conditions.
- •Walter dismissed revenge as the primary motivation for the upcoming series, emphasizing representing the Black Caps and New Zealand well, despite their loss in the 2026 T20 World Cup final.
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New Zealand head coach Rob Walter stated that he would love to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi play on pacy and bouncy wickets in New Zealand to see how his skills translate to those conditions.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap in IPL 2026 by amassing 776 runs at an extraordinary strike rate of over 237.
Sooryavanshi endured a tough debut series in England, where he struggled against pace and bounce and managed just 42 runs across three innings at an average of 14.
