IPL 2025, CSK vs RR: Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour said that his team would make a strong comeback next season as a batting unit. On Tuesday, the Royals finished their campaign with a six-wicket win over five-time champions Chennai Super Kings.
00:22Very impressive, you know. Again, we've been working with him for quite some time now, maybe three to four months now.
00:28So, we've seen all these aspects, but it's great to see when he's doing that in a game, in pressure situations.
00:35In a big game like even today, you're right, the ball was doing a bit when he went in, hardly got any balls, didn't get on strike too much in the power play.
00:45But again, the kind of maturity he showed, the kind of temperament he showed, really good for him.
00:50And these kind of experiences will definitely going to make him a better player in the coming time.
00:56Again, we've spoken enough about this. It's been that kind of a season, you know.
01:24All three departments of the game, I don't think we particularly fielded very well throughout the tournament.
01:31Bowling did let us down a few times where you let them score too many runs, 10, 15 extra runs mostly every game.
01:38And then again, with batting also, batting was our strength. We had attained five batters in the squad.
01:45And that is, I believe, our strength. And, you know, we've got terrific starts at times.
01:51We got ourselves into the positions where we should have finished the games, but unfortunately, we couldn't do that.
01:56So, yeah, it hurts, you know. It was a little disappointing, but it also gives you a lot of hope for the coming season.
02:03Because I think this was the worst that is over. I'm sure next year we're going to come back much, much stronger as a batting unit.
02:10Because all of these guys would have played one more year of international cricket or domestic cricket and they'll definitely come back better.
02:17Goods.
02:18Good Prasad El-
02:20You've already seen the crowd in India and said,
02:24There are two individuals who are in British India, Rajasthan, all of them.
02:31You've already seen two individuals who are in the country and have seen other countries that you've already seen in the past two years,
02:36But you've never seen a lot about them in the last year.
02:39But I think this is where we have held the position here.
02:42And I think that this is what we've made.
02:46What do you think about the potential here?
02:51Yes, there is a lot of potential.
02:53I think both of them are outstanding players.
02:55Jaiswal has also seen in international cricket
02:58the start of his career.
03:00He has already played some outstanding knocks.
03:02And Dhruv Jurel as well.
03:03I think he's got great temperament that kid.
03:05He's got great technique as well as a batsman.
03:08So it's going to be a tough tour.
03:10It's not going to be a easy tour because seniors retired.
03:14It's going to be a young team.
03:16There could be a new captain.
03:18So all these things will add a little bit of more pressure.
03:21But also it's an opportunity to showcase your talent and your ability.
03:25So both of them have a lot of talent.
03:27And I'm pretty sure that they'll do well.
03:31In small patches, you know, we bowled well.
03:47Like today Madhwal, the kind of spell he bowled,
03:50it was really heartening to see how he bowled.
03:53The way Jofra bowled throughout the tournament, I think.
03:56Hasaranga, again, came back today, really bowled well.
03:59So all these were a lot of positives.
04:01Unfortunately, we lost Sandy in between Sandeep Sharma for injury.
04:05But again, he's a kind of bowler which we really rely on
04:09to bowl tougher bows for us.
04:11And he's done that for a long time for RR.
04:13So in bowling, those were the positives.
04:16Batting, I think there's everything, you know, to look forward to.
04:20I think this was the worst season I could imagine
04:22with the kind of batting that we had, that we could have had.
04:25And as I said earlier, I think from here onwards,
04:27it's going to just get better and better.
04:29You know, the kind of skills Webber was shown.
04:34A young kid, again, you see him in nets.
04:36We saw him for the first time.
04:38He's been batting in the nets and we saw what he could do.
04:42But then again, to do it in a game situation
04:44is something altogether different.
04:46But doing it once is again something different.
04:49But then scoring runs the last game.
04:51And even today's knock was, I think, even better
04:54because he showed a different side of his temperament
04:57or his batting side.
04:59So, you know, a lot to look forward to.
05:01Dhruv Jurel, I think that kid is going to just get better and better
05:05as the time goes.
05:07Rayan Parag, a very, very special player.
05:09Sanju, this year, unfortunately,
05:11he had a few injuries when he came into the season.
05:13Again, got injured midway.
05:15But again, next season if he's fit and he plays throughout.
05:19So, he's a really, really good leader, I think.
05:22A really good captain.
05:23And a phenomenal batter again.
05:25So, Hetmeier, I mean, the kind of season he's had was,
05:28you know, really poor.
05:29And for the quality of player that he is,
05:32that's not going to happen again.
05:34You don't get that kind of a season, you know, again and again.
05:39So, he's too good a player to have this kind of a season again.
05:41So, again, a lot to look forward.
05:43Sorry, sorry, say again.
05:55What's your retirement that was talking about?
05:58See, retirement is something which is very, very personal, I think.
06:01You know, I would have loved...
06:03See, all three of them were phenomenal cricketers who retired.
06:07So, I would have loved for them to carry on.
06:10But it's, again, a very, very personal decision.
06:12And so, that's what...
06:16I'm close to all three of them.
06:17So, you know, I would have...
06:20As I said, I would have loved to see them play more.
06:23But, again, it's a very, very personal decision, I think.
06:26And if they have taken this decision, we should respect that.
06:29Last question.
06:30Coach, we have a lot of questions.
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07:07They recommended him.
07:09He scored that 100 against Australia under 19, I think.
07:12So the recommendation was made and honestly when I saw him for the first time I was sold
07:17Just with his that downswing of his bat, I think he's very very unique
07:21I haven't seen something like that for a long long time. No, and then he's now showing that he's got temperament as well
07:27So I think he's going to be a very very special player
