"The last few games, he was top notch. He was all back again, bowling that 140 kmph mark, he was nailing the yorkers.
He had a few issues with his run-up, purely because it was with the niggle that he had," Jayawardene said.
Specific practice sessions were allocated during tournament intervals to rectify delivery stride errors that caused illegal no-ball penalties.
"He was bowling quite a few no-balls this season, if you remember — that has to do with the build-up, so that is something that he again went back and worked on," said Jayawardene.
The coaching staff accepted the overall performance outcome while shifting focus toward future operational preparations. "We've had good conversations and we know what we need to do.
We tried, but it didn't work. But we just need to move on from that," Jayawardene concluded.
Sooryavanshi's Impact Player Role
Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Trevor Penney defended the decision to utilize Sooryavanshi strictly as an Impact Player throughout the tournament.
"I think he's definitely never seen a 15-year-old bat like that. Even if he was 25, I think we'd be talking about him.
I think age hasn't come into it," said Penney.
Penney emphasized that the young player had shown significant maturity in reading game situations and modifying his shot selection compared to previous appearances.
"He goes from ball one and he's got all the shots.
This year, compared to last year, he might have matured a bit on what shots he can play, where the bowlers think there's a weakness.
