India, May 18 -- A day after Kumar Sangakkara said Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hasn't put in the kind of returns expected from him, Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour feels the youngster has produced what was needed. Sooryavanshi's blazing start to the Indian Premier League (IPL) has faded over time, and although he is providing the team with brisk beginnings, the big scores have dried up. Since April 25, he has yet to score a fifty - even though there's no shortage of 40s and 30s. Last evening, against the Delhi Capitals, Sooryavanshi missed his fifty by four runs, getting out to a slower delivery from Madhav Tiwari.

Is taking pace off finally Sooryavanshi's kryptonite? Not quite, insisted Rathour. In fact, the batting coach challen...