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Former Australian international Justin Langer coached Lucknow Super Giants, and was, like Suryavanshi, a left-handed opener.
“Vaibhav Suryavanshi is only the second selfie I’ve ever wanted! The other was with an AFL champion I used to watch as a kid.
“I said ‘I’ve never done this in IPL before, but would you mind if we can take a selfie together? Because I’m amazed by your talent, I’m amazed by your mentality, I’m amazed by the way you play cricket’. His bat is mind-blowing.
“What makes him so special? He has amazing hands. I always say really great players, their hands are like swimming pool hoses.
“He does about a figure eight with his hands in his backswing. You know, it’s short, it’s delicate, but they’re very loose.
“A lot of left-handers, when they try to hit a six, they go from the screen round to the leg side, unlike Suryavanshi, who sets to hit it on the off side.
“On the first ball of his IPL career, he hit a six over cover. Not over long-on, not deep mid-wicket like many left-handers. He hit a six over cover and it went about 20 rows back into the stands.
“This kid has not only the game and the curiosity and the hand-eye coordination, but also the hunger to score more runs. He’s also very humble. That’s the mark of a champion player.”
