For 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi to search out the lengthy distances that he does together with his ball-striking is astonishing sufficient. Jaws hit the bottom when the southpaw, hailing from the cricketing backwater of Bihar, unleashed his untamed, precocious means with a 35-ball century towards Gujarat Titans in simply his third IPL sport final month.
Now, so as to add to the amazement, {the teenager} has revealed that there’s a extra mellow aspect to his batting as nicely. On Tuesday, earlier than Rajasthan Royals’ disappointing marketing campaign wound up, he bided his time earlier than switching gears on his method to a 33-ball 57 in a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
He confronted simply two balls within the first three overs as Yashasvi Jaiswal hogged many of the strike. Even on the seven-over mark, Suryavanshi had merely reached 12 off 10 deliveries. Yet, he didn’t succumb to adolescent impetuosity till his indiscretion towards R. Ashwin within the 14th over. By then, RR was all however sure of victory.
Royals batting coach Vikram Rathour waxed lyrical about Suryavanshi’s knock, ranking it even greater than the whirlwind century versus Titans. “The ball was doing a bit, and he didn’t get on strike too much in the PowerPlay. But the kind of maturity and temperament he showed was really good,” the previous India batting coach mentioned at a post-match presser. “Today’s knock was even better because he showed a different side of his temperament and batting.”
Royals deserve nice credit score for backing somebody so younger. For Rathour, all it took was one sighting of Suryavanshi to be satisfied in regards to the boy’s credentials. “Honestly, when I saw him for the first time, I was sold. Just with that downswing of his bat, he’s very unique. I haven’t seen something like that for a long time. He’s going to be a very special player,” the 56-year-old mentioned.
Published – May 21, 2025 05:35 pm IST
