Even though Rajasthan Royals lost the match against KKR, the tears of 15-year-old young player Vaibhav Suryavanshi caught everyone’s attention. Vaibhav, saddened by the team’s defeat despite excellent batting, cried on the field itself. His passion is garnering praise.
IPL is not just a game of fours and sixes, emotions also run high here. A recent example of this was seen at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. In the match between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Monday, KKR registered its first win, but the tears of Rajasthan’s 15-year-old youngest player Vaibhav Suryavanshi are being discussed more than the result of the match.
Vaibhav broke down on the field itself
After the end of the match, when Rajasthan Royals team had accepted defeat, 15 year old opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi could not control his tears. Saddened that his hard work for the team had gone in vain, he sat alone near the boundary line and started crying. The determination and dedication to win the match was clearly visible in his eyes. Seeing this, a support staff member of KKR came to Vaibhav, hugged him and gave him courage. This video is now winning the hearts of cricket fans and people are saying that ‘it is amazing to have such passion at the age of 15’.
Strong innings by Vaibhav, but middle order failed
Vaibhav Suryavanshi had made a great start on the Eden Gardens pitch which was considered difficult for batting. He faced the experienced bowlers bravely and scored 46 runs in just 28 balls. Along with the second opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (39), he took the team’s score to 81 runs in 9 overs. But Vaibhav was out just 4 runs away from his half century. After this Rajasthan’s innings faltered. Due to the spin of Varun Chakraborty (3/14) and Sunil Narine (2/26), the Royals team was reduced to 155 runs.
The magic of ‘finisher’ Rinku Singh
While chasing the modest target of 156 runs, KKR was also in trouble at one time after losing 6 wickets for 85 runs. Then team vice-captain Rinku Singh came as a troubleshooter. Rinku led the team to victory by playing a responsible inning of 53 unbeaten runs in 34 balls. He also got good support from Anukul Roy (29*). With this win, KKR opened their account in the tournament, while Rajasthan Royals, despite the defeat, remain at the third position in the points table with 8 points.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who performed brilliantly on a big stage like IPL at the age of just 15, being sad over the defeat shows his passion for the game. Now fans have started seeing the next star of Indian cricket in this boy.
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