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Vaibhav Suryavanshi is back on his nerves after being praised by former Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar. At the young age of 15, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s exploits have attracted the attention of the greatest minds in the game of cricket.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the best player in Rajasthan Royals’ run in the IPL playoffs. The same dominance continued when Suryavanshi demolished Sunrisers Hyderabad in the eliminator, where he played a blistering inning of 97 runs in just 29 balls.
Rajasthan Royals will be hoping to continue their excellent form in the season. The Royals scored a lot of runs, and Suryavanshi has scored 680 runs in the 2026 season with a tremendous strike rate of 242.82.
Sachin Tendulkar praises Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s eliminator heroics
In the eliminator match, Pat Cummins was one of those legendary players who had to bear the brunt of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s brilliant batting. The impact of the innings was such that by the time he was out, the game had slipped out of SRH’s hands.
Impressed by his innings and his ball-striking ability, even the great Sachin Tendulkar could not control his emotions and commented on the genius of the wonderkid’s technique. Tendulkar cited the genius of Suryavanshi’s strokeplay.
“Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s bat swing has been excellent. What is even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to make space for the balls that hit him. This freedom allows him to play the way he plays. That innings was nothing short of spectacular!” Sachin wrote on X.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi filled with ‘proud’ after Sachin Tendulkar’s huge praise
Vaibhav Suryavanshi received a lot of praise after the match. Not only was he the game’s highest-scoring batsman or player of the match, but he was also the recipient of numerous accolades and accolades.
Even SRH owner Kavya Maran came forward to congratulate the cricketer. He was also asked his thoughts on Sachin’s reaction and the young batsman called it a ‘matter of pride’ for him.
“It feels really good, sir. It inspires me. You just told me about it; I didn’t even know. And of course, everyone knows he is the God of Cricket. If he has tweeted something like that, it’s a big thing for us that a legend like him has tweeted about us. So, definitely, it’s a matter of pride,” Suryavanshi said in a video uploaded on the IPL website.
Rajasthan Royals will face Gujarat Titans for the last jump in the finals.
Rajasthan Royals will face Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2. Both the teams have already clashed twice this season and Gujarat Titans as well as Rajasthan Royals have managed to win one match each in the season.
This will be the last knockout match for Rajasthan Royals before reaching the final of the competition. Although most of the teams’ focus remained on Suryavanshi, another special player in the RR camp has been star fast bowler Jofra Archer.
Jofra’s ability with the ball has been excellent. As he has done again and again with the new ball. On most occasions, wickets fell within the powerplay early in the match, denying even the best batsmen a chance to score runs.
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