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India’s teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues to surprise everyone, and now his Rajasthan Royals (RR) teammate Ravi Bishnoi has also heaped praise on the Bihar player and revealed how difficult he is to bowl to.
The 15-year-old batsman’s explosive and fearless performances in the recent IPL 2026 have impressed not only his teammates but also some of the best bowlers around him.
The Rajasthan Royals opener won the Orange Cap for his remarkable performance in IPL 2026 by scoring 776 runs at an incredible strike rate of over 230.
Even Jofra Archer had to struggle against Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the nets
Ravi Bishnoi said that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is working at a completely different level at this time. The leg spinner admitted that none of the batsmen he has bowled to have matched the confidence, timing and control that the teenager is showing right now.
Bishnoi also shared that many of the Rajasthan Royals bowlers, including himself and Jofra Archer, used to regularly bowl to Vaibhav during practice sessions, and it was really tough for them to stop the left-handed batsman during IPL 2026. Given that WV Raman had urged India to field Vaibhav Suryavanshi on the UK tour.
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He also stressed that the youngster does not blindly hit every ball, adding that he chooses his shots carefully, understands the situation and attacks with remarkable confidence.
“He is very good at his job; I don’t think anyone can bat even close to him,” PTI quoted Ravi Bishnoi as saying.
“I have bowled to many batsmen in the nets, but the way he is playing at the moment, I can’t see anyone getting close to him because everyone in the nets has bowled to him, including me, Jofra Archer and others, but the freedom with which he bats, it is not like he is swinging his bat on every ball; he knows what he is doing, and he is very good at doing it in the right way, which is what sets him apart from the rest. Is.”
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The spinner also pointed out that people often think that Vaibhav depends only on big sixes, but in reality, his endless powerful shots frustrated the RR bowlers during the practice session in IPL 2026. He said that if Vaibhav is hitting 10 sixes in the game, then he is hitting 100 of them in the nets.
Bishnoi highlighted how the bowlers were forced to use yorkers right from the start as the usual tactics with the new ball did not trouble the youngster, and this is what made him a special player.
He signed off by saying, “According to others, what constitutes a good ball is a six-hitting ball for him, and this makes him special. He forces the bowlers to use the yorker against him with the new ball, making the use of the new ball unnecessary against him.”
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Notably, Vaibhav is currently playing for India A in the ongoing one-day tri-series with Afghanistan A and Sri Lanka A. The opening batsman has scored 14, 44, 21 and 38 in four matches so far, including the final against Sri Lanka. Event in Dambulla on Sunday, 21 June.
After the Sri Lanka tour, the teenagers will travel to Ireland and England for a T20I series next month, followed by the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.
