Vaibhav Sooryavanshi impresses Matthew Hayden but Gujarat Titans coach indirectly points out flaws in his game

Hayden said that when a team is chasing a target in excess of 220, the need of the hour is to have a batter who can go strike big and go deep, and it isn't much about players who play cameos of 10-ball 30.

The Gujarat Titans' batting coach then came to the rescue of the team's top three - Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler - saying his side excels at having batters who can play according to the situation and deliver a strike rate of 150 every day of the week.

“Let me tell you as a batter, that is really hard, and they're doing it for a long period of time, they're constantly getting into the back half of the game, not just batting inside the powerplay. They're going right through with their fitness and their ability to be able to really play Test match-type cricket, and ODI cricket in particular,” he added.

Hayden was candid enough to admit that his side excels in playing games where 160-180 totals are the par score, but he was happy to see how GT changed their approach against an X-factor team like the Royals.

"So, I love the fact that we're going about constructing in innings. Tonight, where we're setting a target, which is a different challenge for us, we've had a number of totals in that sort of 160 range. Which I would back our batting to get through any day of the week, so it was nice tonight to have that bit of a challenge against an X-factor team like Rajasthan Royals, and to come out on top was really important for us," said Hayden.

Speaking of the match against Rajasthan, Gill stepped up with the bat, scoring 84 runs off 44 balls, helping Gujarat post 229/6 in 20 overs.

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