{"id":170080,"date":"2026-05-20T15:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=170080"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:23:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:53:55","slug":"a-la-sachin-tendulkar-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-continues-to-bewilder-opposition-bowlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=170080","title":{"rendered":"\u00c0 la Sachin Tendulkar: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to bewilder opposition bowlers"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One of the enduring images for those who watched Sachin Tendulkar bat in Australia in 1991-92 could well be the expression on Merv Hughes\u2019 moustached face. The big fast bowler had been straight-driven gloriously for a boundary by the curly haired, baby-faced teenager at the Sydney Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n

Hughes was surprised. Or shocked, rather. Maybe bewildered, even.<\/p>\n

More than three decades later, the most fearsome bowlers of this era are sporting similar looks. They are being tormented by another baby-faced teenager. Mitchell Starc, Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi: he spares none.<\/p>\n

This one\u2019s hair is not curly. And he bats left-handed. And he prefers to deal in sixes mostly (he belongs to the Twenty20 generation, after all).<\/p>\n

His journey has only begun, but make no mistake, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is blessed with genius. The latest proof came on Tuesday night at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium.<\/p>\n

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Australia\u2019s Merv Hughes bowls to Mohammed Azharuddin as non-striker Sachin Tendulkar looks on in Perth on February 2, 1992.
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Australia\u2019s Merv Hughes bowls to Mohammed Azharuddin as non-striker Sachin Tendulkar looks on in Perth on February 2, 1992.
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T20 cricket may not usually produce long-lasting memories. But some of the shots Sooryvanashi played \u2013 over extra-cover against the two quick Yadavs, Mayank and Prince, and the ramp off the latter \u2013 will be remembered.<\/p>\n

A six over the wicketkeeper\u2019s head isn\u2019t cricket\u2019s prettiest of shots, but when he played with such timing, such inventiveness, you didn\u2019t mind. You admire.<\/p>\n

Sooryvanshi\u2019s 38-ball 93 came in a must-win match for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants (to retain hopes of IPL playoffs). He had begun sedately \u2013 11 off 12 balls.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | LSG head coach Langer: Watching Vaibhav Sooryavanshi bat is breathtaking<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

He played second fiddle to stand-in captain Yashasvi Jaiswal, who had given the team the quick start that was required in pursuit of a challenging total. He curbed his aggression for a while: what his team needed wasn\u2019t a cameo, but a match-winning knock.<\/p>\n

Then, he exploded. The unrelated Yadavs and the other bowlers soon began to resemble Hughes as Sooryavanshi overtook LSG\u2019s Mitchell Marsh to become the leading run-scorer for IPL 2026.<\/p>\n

The Orange Cap could not have found a more deserving batter.<\/p>\n

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