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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi eyes Duleep Trophy after Zimbabwe success
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, has shared a net practice video as he prepares for the Duleep Trophy, where he will serve as East Zone’s vice-captain under Ishan Kishan. The selector said the role…
The Story in Brief
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, has shared a net practice video as he prepares for the Duleep Trophy, where he will serve as East Zone’s vice-captain under Ishan Kishan. The selector said the role is meant to nurture him rather than burden him with captaincy. Matthew Hayden backed the teenager to succeed in all formats, citing his mental strength and IPL feats.
Sooryavanshi recently won the Player of the Series award in Zimbabwe with 151 runs at a strike rate of 196. He scored 776 runs in IPL 2026 for Rajasthan Royals and 439 runs in the Under-19 World Cup. East Zone’s Duleep Trophy campaign begins on August 23 in Bengaluru.
The Indian Opinion
The hype around a 15-year-old captain-in-waiting is predictable, but the East Zone selector rightly called this a grooming move, not a coronation. Matthew Hayden’s praise is genuine, yet he also said there is ‘work to do’ at the highest level. The real test is not the number of Instagram followers or IPL sixes, it is whether Sooryavanshi can anchor an innings in the Duleep Trophy when the new ball is swinging. A fifty in Bengaluru will tell us more than any series award.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com
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