Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s challenge (Photo: Getty Images)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, U19 World Cup 2026: It is said that to become great, one has to do great work. Ever since Vaibhav Suryavanshi picked up a cricket bat, he has been doing something or the other at every level. Scored a century on his Test debut for the U19 team. Scored a century in 35 balls in his very first season of IPL. Scored a century in List 1 off 36 balls. In simple words, from India to South Africa, England and Australia, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name was visible everywhere. But is this enough? All the exploits that Vaibhav has done so far have given him recognition but the question that remains is whether he is a player in big matches?
We have to understand the difference between Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s game.
This question has been raised regarding Vaibhav Suryavanshi because there has been a big change in the level of his performance at the level of bilateral and multi-nation tournaments. The Vaibhav Suryavanshi that the world sees in bilateral i.e. series with 2 teams, it is not able to see in multi-nation i.e. tournaments with 5 or more teams. While the graph of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance in bilateral is quite high, in comparison his performance looks a bit pale in the multi-nation tournament.
Overall record number one in U19 ODI
Since it is the season of Under 19 World Cup, which is to be played with white ball, then here we will also talk only about the performance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in U19 ODI. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played 18 matches so far in U19 ODI, in which he has scored 973 runs with 3 centuries at an average of 54.05. These figures of Vaibhav include both bilateral and multi-nation matches.
The difference is visible here!
Now just see the difference in the performance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in bilateral series and multi-nation tournament. How much impact does it have on Vaibhav Suryavanshi when the competition becomes no more than 2 teams but more than 5 teams?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played 11 ODIs so far in the U19 bilateral series, in which he has scored 685 runs at an excellent average of 62.27. During this period he has scored 2 centuries. But, as soon as we look at Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s statistics in the Multi Nation Tournament, the graph of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s statistics seems to be falling. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored 288 runs with an average of 41.14 and 1 century in the 7 ODIs played so far in the U19 Multi Nation Tournament.
Vaibhav is not like Virat in this matter
It is said about Virat Kohli that he stands where matters are big. This is the reason why Virat Kohli has become such a big player today. Virat Kohli has been playing big innings one after another in Under 19 cricket and also helping Team India win.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made name and identity. But to maintain his image in the hearts of the fans for a long time like Virat Kohli, now the time has come for Vaibhav to do something big. Doing big here means doing well in big matches i.e. knockout matches of multi-nation tournaments.
The ‘punch’ of knockout must be avoided
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance in the knock out matches i.e. semi-finals and final of the U19 ODI Multi Nation Tournament is no longer up to his level. So far, he has played 4 matches in the U19 ODI Multi Nation Tournament Knock Out, which includes 2 semi-finals and 2 finals and his performance in both has not been anything special.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played so far in the 2 semi-final matches of the U19 ODI Multi Nation Tournament, where he has scored only 76 runs at an average of 38. And in the final his condition is even worse. So far he has played 2 finals of the U19 ODI Multi Nation Tournament, in which he has scored 35 runs at a modest average of 17.5. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored only 1 half-century in 4 matches played at the knockout level of U19 ODI Multi Nation Tournament.
When will Vaibhav Suryavanshi blow the senses of Pakistan?
The pressure of big matches on Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes more visible when India faces Pakistan in U19 ODI. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s average against Pakistan is only 10.66. He has played 3 matches in U19 ODI against Pakistan, in which he has scored only 32 runs.
This won’t be enough, we’ll have to prove it in the U19 World Cup
After knowing so much about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, I knew that this will not happen anymore. To maintain the recognition he has got in cricket for a long time, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to do big things to become a big player. They will have to do what they have not done till now. He will have to show big innings in the knock out of the Multi Nation Tournament. In pressure matches with Pakistan, the Indian team will have to emerge as a strength. To do all this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has a big opportunity in the U19 World Cup, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to capitalize on this opportunity. If he does this, then after gaining fame, he can also get the title of a big player who rules the hearts.