Rajasthan Royals revealed a new star in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match against Lucknow super veterans on Saturday at the age of just 14 as Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Although the match resulted in a defeat for Vaibhav’s franchise, he attracted the attention of many people in the cricket world and knocked 34 runs off 20 balls. The batsman started his IPL career with Shahardul Thakur’s bowling with six, he faced the first delivery.
Last year, INR was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for a fee of 1.1 crore in the mega auction, Suryavanshi has been placed on a strict diet to better prepare itself for life in the IPL.
“Mutton Nahi food is Usko, there are instructions. [Mutton is not allowed for him as per the instructions. Pizza has been removed from his diet chart]He is only fond of chicken and mutton. He is a child, so he loved pizza very much. But he no longer eats it. When we used to give him mutton, it does not matter how much we gave, he will end all this. This is why he looks a little deep, “his coach Manish Ojha told the Times of India.
Coach Ojha sees the left -handed Vaibhav as a mixture of Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara, saying that his aggression is similar to the World Cup winner India all -rounder.
“He will go a long way. The way we started the innings, and I can promise you – he will score a big score in the upcoming matches.”
He said, “He is a fearless batsman. He has said from time to time that he praises Brian Lara. But he is a mixture of Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara. His aggression is just like Yuvraj,” he said.
On the eve of the match against Lucknow, Vaibhav came to know about the form head coach Rahul Dravid that he would make his IPL debut on Saturday. The 14 -year -old called his coach and made it clear, if such delivery comes, he hit the ball for maximum. Taking a single is not on attractive delivery, it is not going to move on a platform like IPL.
“He was very happy. He called me yesterday after his practice session and said (Rahul) Dravid sir and management called him and told him that he would play against Lucknow Super Giants. He was removed. But I was harassed. I said I said just keep calm and the way you are. [if the ball asks to be hit for a six, won’t hesitate]”Coach said.
The coach said, “He is a child. He is emotional. He always talks about Rahul Dravid Sir and his support. He sees him like a god. Dravid sir always lives there to support him,” the coach said. “He always says, ‘Jab Chakka Maarne Ka Ball Aayega, to Chakka Hi Maarunga. What will I do by taking a single? , (When there is a ball to hit for six, I hit a six. What would I do with a single?). Let me tell you an incident. During the practice sessions, I usually give a batsman a fictional position and assign a couple of bowlers to challenge him – for example, you need 40 runs in 4 overs or 60 runs in 6 overs. The coach shared that this man often moves inside and achieves the target with balls.
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