Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the talk of the town for the past two years, thanks to his unbelievable performances.
India’s wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel came up with quite an honest answer when asked about playing alongside Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. In the India Premier League, Jurel represents Rajasthan Royals, a side for which the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi opens the batting. The RR senior heaped massive praise on the teenager, who has been the talk of the town since the franchise paid a whopping sum of Rs 1.1 crore for him. The wonderkid soon repaid the faith shown in him with incredible performances in the T20 event. Meanwhile, he played equally well for the India Under-19 and India ‘A’ teams before earning his maiden international cap.
“He deserves all the praise. What he does is something you can’t even dream of. A 15-year-old kid smashing everybody. It’s just WOW. Honestly, there’s no jealousy. There’s no comparison either. What is there to compare? It’s beyond comprehension. Comparisons happen when you think you can do something similar. He is too good. An unbelievable kid. We watch in awe, and he makes life easier for us as batters,” Dhruv Jurel said on Aakash Chopra’s YouTube channel.
The RR wicketkeeper-batter also talked about the pressure of batting alongside Sooryavanshi.
“In the Powerplay, he keeps smashing, and watching him, you feel that if we get a chance, we should also start hitting, because he just keeps smashing,” Jurel said.
Sooryavanshi, who made his international debut on the T20I tour of England in July, was recently an unused member in India’s 3-0 series win over Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.