Vaibhav Suryavanshi Fails the 'Bouncer Test', Dismissed 4 Times in Same Pattern in the U-19 World Cup

The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has shone with his bat in the Under-19 World Cup. He scored 264 runs in 6 innings of 6 matches at an average of 44. During this time, Vaibhav's strike rate was 147.48. Vaibhav hit 26 fours and 15 sixes throughout the World Cup.

On Wednesday (January 4), Vaibhav also played a brilliant innings of 68 runs off just 33 balls in the semi-final match against the Afghanistan Under-19 team. This included 9 fours and 4 sixes. At one point, it seemed that Vaibhav would score a century in this semi-final match, but once again he looked helpless against a bouncer and was dismissed. He was caught out by Nooristani Umarazai off the bowling of Osman Saadat.

Overall, this innings showed that Vaibhav believes in playing in a swashbuckling style, but his weakness has also come to the fore. In fact, Vaibhav is not able to play bouncer deliveries properly. Let us tell you how Vaibhav was dismissed in this Under-19 World Cup.

- Against America, Vaibhav was bowled for 2 runs off the bowling of Rithvik Appidi.

- Against Bangladesh, Vaibhav scored 72 runs. The ball wasn't very short (a bouncer), but Suryavanshi stepped back, bent down, and tried to hit a big shot over deep mid-wicket. The ball went into the air, but didn't get the distance. He was caught out. Although the ball was very close to the no-ball line, the umpire considered it a fair delivery.

- Against New Zealand, Vaibhav scored 40 runs, but Jas Karan Sandhu bowled a short ball (bouncer) outside the off-stump. Suryavanshi attempted a pull shot, but the ball went high in the air towards mid-off. Mason Clarke ran back a considerable distance, kept his eyes on the ball, and took a spectacular diving catch while running.

-Against Zimbabwe, Vaibhav scored 2 runs before being caught directly by the mid-off fielder.

-In the match against Pakistan, Vaibhav's weakness was once again evident; here too, he was dismissed for 30 runs after facing a bouncer. This clearly indicates that Suryavanshi will have to face many short balls in his future career. Against Pakistan, Suryavanshi tried to play a pull shot in front of square. However, the ball took the bottom edge of the bat and went to the wicketkeeper.

Summary

He was dismissed by bouncers against Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Afghanistan in the semi-final. In total, 4 out of 6 times. This clearly shows that Vaibhav needs to make some improvements in playing bouncers.