NEW DELHI: A poor outing with the bat didn’t cease Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from making an influence within the Duleep Trophy. The 15-year-old East Zone vice-captain rolled up his sleeves and picked up two wickets within the house of 4 balls in opposition to North East Zone within the quarter-final on the BCCI Centre of Excellence Floor 2 in Bengaluru.Sooryavanshi had confronted solely six balls and scored eight runs earlier than being dismissed by North East Zone pacer Bishworjit Konthoujam in East Zone’s first innings. However he responded with the ball, needing solely eight deliveries to take his first wicket.
Two wickets in 4 balls
Sooryavanshi claimed his third first-class wicket with the second supply of the twenty eighth over. He bowled a three-quarter-length supply exterior off and Kishan Lyngdoh got here down the observe to assault. Lyngdoh swung exhausting however misplaced his form and bought a vanguard in direction of cowl. Substitute fielder Denish Das accomplished a protected catch.Three balls later, Sooryavanshi struck once more. He bowled a good-length supply round off stump to Imliwati Lemtur, who defended from the crease. The batter bought a skinny exterior edge and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan reacted shortly to take a pointy catch.
‘You have to be affected person’
Former India head coach Rahul Dravid has referred to as for endurance with Sooryavanshi, saying the younger batter will want time and sufficient red-ball cricket to develop within the longest format.“With Vaibhav, you have to be affected person. He is solely 15-years-old, and from what I’ve seen of the child, I’ve little doubt that given the chance to follow and play home cricket and a few seasons of red-ball cricket, he’ll be capable to maintain his personal in a Check match group,” Dravid stated on JioStar.Dravid stated Sooryavanshi’s busy schedule with the Indian group may make it tough for him to search out sufficient time to play full home seasons.“Whether or not he’ll be capable to break into the eleven with the fellows already performing, that is a distinct story and a difficult one.”“Whether or not he’ll have the time to play two full seasons of home cricket as a result of he’ll be so busy taking part in for India within the white-ball format, I am unsure about that. So skill-wise, I feel no drawback; whether or not they’ll be capable to do it due to schedules may be a bit extra difficult,” Dravid stated.
Purple-ball work nonetheless in progress
Sooryavanshi has already achieved a lot on the age of 15, however red-ball cricket stays an space the place he’s nonetheless growing. He made his first-class debut for Bihar in January 2024 on the age of 12. In eight first-class matches, he has scored 207 runs at a median of 17.25, with one half-century.Nonetheless, Sooryavanshi has already loved outstanding success in white-ball cricket. He scored 439 runs on the 2026 U-19 World Cup earlier than producing a shocking IPL season for Rajasthan Royals. He smashed 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike fee of 237.31, hit 72 sixes and received the Orange Cap and MVP award.Sooryavanshi then made his senior India debut in July 2026 and impressed instantly in T20Is. The left-hander scored 151 runs in three matches in opposition to Zimbabwe at a strike fee of 196.10, together with 81 off 49 balls. He additionally received the Participant of the Collection award as India accomplished a 2-0 sequence sweep.
