Kautuk, a 14 -year -old batting from Bihar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has taken the Indian Premier League (IPL) from the storm in his debut season. Bought for Rs 1.1 crore, Southpow had to wait patiently for his occasion. He only got his opportunity in Rajasthan Royals (RR) seventh match, a domestic stability against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), but it came at the cost of Sanju Samson’s unfortunate injury. Since then, this season has now scored 252 runs in seven matches, but it was his blistering hundred against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Jaipur, which made headlines worldwide.
At the age of just 14, he became the youngest Centurion in men’s T20 cricket, scoring 101 runs in 38 balls. His century, which came only in 35 delivery, stands as the second fastest in IPL history.
In a freewhelling chat with RR’s head coach Rahul Dravid, Suryavanshi revealed that he received 500 missed calls after his century score and shut down his phone for four days to focus on the upcoming matches.
“I have been preparing for 3-4 years. And I saw the results too. Whatever was missing, I was able to work on it. Everything that seemed difficult once, became easy. I have felt that this focus is important. It is not such a thing to be focused. There is no such thing as a natural game. You should not try to do too much extra things at this level.
“I got more than 500 missed calls, but I had switched off my phone. Many people were coming to me after the century. But I don’t like it [having too many people]I try to stay away. I kept my phone off for 4 days; I told you that. I like to live around my people and some friends at home. This is, “he said.
The video ends Suryavanshi with Dravidian
“It was a great season. Keep doing what you did, play well, train well. But keep in mind that next year, all these bowlers will be ready, will be ready against you. So we have to prepare, work hard, work, and develop more skills.”
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