For a 14-year-old, it would be safe to say, that batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the most talented among the lot. Not only he piles on runs in the Under-19 circuit with players much older, but has been scoring tons for India as well as in the Indian Premier League (IPL), against the world-class bowlers. That isn’t the only striking attribute about his batting; he packs enough punch to clear the boundary, repeatedly.
Ashwin in awe of Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Just on Wednesday, in the match between India A and South Africa A, he went on to score yet another ton. And, former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is mighty, mighty impressed. In a tweet, he went on to say, “171(95), 50(26), 190(84), 68(24), 108*(61), 46(25) & 127(74) today. These are just some of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s scores in the last 30 days across domestic & U19 cricket.”
Ashwin just did not stop there, and also wondered, what the dasher could do with the Under-19 ODI World Cup coming up in a few days time. He is very well part of the squad, and is also one of India’s batting mainstays.
“You can’t explain in words what this kid is doing at 14. With the U19 WC round the corner where he’s expected to be the showstopper, followed immediately by the leap to the IPL for his first full season as an opener stepping into the big shoes of Sanju, the next four months of #VaibhavWatch is going to be exciting, telling us everything about his temperament, hunger & character,” he further wrote.
Looks forward to U19 World Cup
If one just looks at his senior domestic record, he has been too good. In the 8 matches played for Bihar till now, he has scored 353 runs at an average of 44, with a massive 190 to his name. In T20s, he averages 41. As far as the strike-rate is concerned, it is 164 in 50 overs and 204 in the 20 overs.
