The previous India skipper Sourav Ganguly met with 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi after the conflict between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. After a slender defeat in opposition to KKR, the Indian veteran inspired the teen and insisted him to proceed taking part in along with his fearless cricketing fashion.
The RR opener smashed the second-fastest century within the IPL historical past in opposition to Gujarat Titans (GT). Since then, he has obtained out twice for single-digit scores, in opposition to Mumbai Indians (MI) and KKR. Suryavanshi was dismissed for 4 runs in opposition to the defending champions KKR.
Ganguly, the previous KKR skipper, suggested the younger batter to play the identical method and to not change his recreation.
“I’ve seen your recreation. Play the way in which you play fearless cricket. There isn’t a want to alter your recreation. He has good energy. He didn’t rating runs within the KKR match, however he’s an excellent participant,” Ganguly was quoted as saying by India In the present day.
In the meantime, {the teenager} made historical past by turning into the youngest participant to play within the IPL historical past and broke a number of information after his debut in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG).
The left-handed batter joined a cricket academy in Samastipur and skilled underneath former Ranji cricketer Manish Ojha. He made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar at simply 12 and smashed a century in a youth Take a look at in opposition to Australia in 2024. The left-hander was bought within the IPL mega public sale for INR 1.1 crore
With a backlift paying homage to Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly, Suryavanshi has proven loads of promise to this point. Nevertheless, with a whole lot of highlight on him, RR head coach Rahul Dravid has urged the media and followers to be watchful.
In the meantime, RR will tackle the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) on Could 12 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.