In a standout performance, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played a crucial role in East Zone’s Duleep Trophy victory over North East Zone, taking two wickets in the second innings. Earlier, Sooryavanshi had showcased his bowling talent during the U19 World Cup with his left-arm off-spin. After the match, he revealed that East Zone captain Ishan Kishan had hesitated to give him the ball, unsure of the young bowler’s abilities. Sooryavanshi humorously noted that Kishan was not fully aware of his wicket-taking potential.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed his wicket-taking prowess in East Zone’s Duleep Trophy victory over North East Zone, striking twice in the latter’s second innings.
“Ishan bhaiya felt like he was taking a risk by giving me the ball. “If you ask batters, they always enjoy bowling. A batter bowling or a bowler batting is enjoyable for the player. Wickets weren’t falling for the opposing team.I was asked to bowl two or three overs,” he shared. “In my mind, I knew that even if I take five wickets, I am only going to get three overs to bowl. I tried to bowl as best as I could, in one spot, and to finish my spell. However, his two late wickets ensured that he had a meaningful contribution to the team’s victory.
Because batting didn’t go so well in the last match, so contributing to the team with the ball was fun, it was a lot of fun. Making his Duleep Trophy debut, Sooryavanshi had a disappointing outing with the bat, scoring just 8 runs.
But he doesn’t know that I am a wicket-taker,” Sooryavanshi said, in a video shared by BCCI. When a batter takes a wicket, there is no greater enjoyment than that,” Sooryavanshi said.
