Uthappa urges guidance for teenage batting sensation Sooryavanshi

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Former India batter Robin Uthappa has warned that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s career will depend on guidance as much as talent. Speaking on CommBoxTV, Uthappa said the 15-year-old could have a greater impact on white-ball cricket than Sachin Tendulkar, but pointed to Vinod Kambli and Prithvi Shaw as gifted youngsters whose careers did not match early expectations. He said Sooryavanshi must preserve his hunger, innocence and love for cricket while coping with fame and pressure.

Uthappa also praised Sooryavanshi for turning down advertisements to focus on cricket. He said setbacks would be unavoidable and called for mentors and a support system to protect the teenager until he is ready for wider public attention. Maintaining that focus through the next five years, he said, will be an important test.

The Indian Opinion

The easy narrative is that one fearless innings proves a future legend, while another lazy version treats Kambli and Shaw as warnings about personal failure. Both ignore how young players develop amid selection, coaching, workload and publicity. Uthappa’s comparison is a forecast, not a fact. The fair test is whether Sooryavanshi keeps performing and learning through his next five seasons, not whether he matches Tendulkar at 15.

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