Robert Craddock
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And it's a constant reminder that young batsmen, they take time to get there and to feel their way.
Having their development paths sort of warped out of shape isn't the best thing for them.
But I've got to say this, Andrew McDonald grew up, you know, he's a Geelong man.
He's on their board, isn't he, the Cats?
And he played with Clinton Peak, Ollie's father, who's from Geelong.
And, like, he would have known Ollie since the cradle, I reckon.
So, you know, he's a good judge, Andrew, and so he would β
He would be hind a lot of this, but it's just sometimes I think we get ahead of ourselves with young talent and think, oh, this guy's the next this or the next that.
There's a vacuum coming in Australian cricket.
We've got a cast and net and this is a good tour.
But some of these lads who were, you know, pumping up, you know, they've got challenging roads ahead.
It's not just a formality that they're going to make it.
Unlike this young Indian superstar, Gerard Vibrav's Suryavanshi, what a story he is.
72 sixes and he's 15 years old and just turned 15.
He breached the record of Chris Gale of 59.
He made 776 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of... Now, you know, 150 is a great strike rate in T20 cricket.
His strike rate was 237.