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Krishnamachari Srikkanth told that whenever the opposing teams provoked Vaibhav Suryavanshi, stormy innings came out of his bat. Sri Lanka is the latest victim of A Suryavanshi’s latest masterclass.
In the grand finale of the recently concluded ODI tri-nation series that featured Sri Lanka A, India A and Afghanistan A teams, the 15-year-old Indian batting sensation turned the stage into his exhibition to showcase his extraordinary batting skills.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 94 runs on only 29 balls
Thanks to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s inning of 94 runs in 29 balls in the first innings of the final match, India A defeated the host country and easily captured the trophy. This was the same opponent who had forced Vaibhav Suryavanshi to lose his patience after the group stage match.
India suffered a Super Over defeat against Sri Lanka A in the group stage of the series. After the Super Over, Sri Lankan cricketers celebrated vigorously in front of Vaibhav. The celebration soon turned heated as abuse and fighting took place.
Lesson is to keep your mouth shut: Srikanth’s warning to opponents
While the Sri Lanka A-team cricketers first sparked the spark, it was Vaibhav Suryavanshi who grabbed the headlines and faced widespread criticism from former cricketers and cricket experts. Krish Srikkanth admitted that the controversial incident inspired the teenage batsman to defeat Sri Lanka A bowlers in the final in Dambulla.
“From the IPL, we have seen that if you make fun of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, you have done so. This is the fourth occasion, when he has beaten a team, when they celebrated too much after his dismissal. The lesson is to keep your mouth shut about youngsters, especially a 15-year-old. The match was over with his knock. Still, if he had not scored, in the end, India would have lost the game,” the former India batsman said. Said in his YouTube channel Cheeky. Chika.
He said, “The Sri Lankan players saw what happens when you trouble them. If they had done their job they would probably have won the trophy. Are you telling them to all the players that this is not the IPL? Their response was that you have no bowling attack at all.”
‘He is a national treasure’
In the same video, Srikanth called the Bihar-born 15-year-old kid a national treasure. The 66-year-old asked the Indian team management to provide proper guidance to Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the early days of his career.
“He has an incredible big-match temperament. It is very important for Indian cricket that they groom him properly. He is a national treasure who will do wonders for India. All his big innings have been at at least a 200 strike rate when nobody else is even in the field. He really is an amazing kid and is making an impact on viewership across the world,” he said.
Following the conclusion of the tri-nation series in Sri Lanka, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will join the national camp for the upcoming tour of the United Kingdom to face Ireland and England in white-ball matches.