After leading Rajasthan Royals to a dominant win over Lucknow Super Giants, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi showed he too can speak with maturity when asked about his brilliant 38-ball 93 after the match.
The seven-wicket win has now put RR one win away from sealing a spot in the IPL playoffs. However, the teenage batting sensation seems to be untouched by the hype surrounding him, who has scored 574 runs in this edition of the IPL so far and is also the Orange Cap holder.
“I don’t read papers and all,” he said smilingly when asked if he reads what all is written bout him.
“I just think this is the start and if I have a long career then a lot of things will be said. I just want to focus on my game and complete journey,” he added.
Sooryavanshi started off watchfully while chasing LSG’s target of 221, and had scored only 11 off the first 12 balls that he faced but then reached his 50 off just 23 balls.
“I was sitting while bowling and the wicket looked good, I didn’t want to rush and take my time. I knew that was going to help the other batter too. I always knew I could hit anytime and didn’t want to rush at all.”
After reaching a milestone he does have a special celebration each time but he clarified there is nothing that he does consciously.
“Even I don’t know what that was, even the last game’s celebration didn’t mean anything. I just keep trying new things.”
Asked how he is going to approach the crucial game on Sunday, Sooryavanshi said: “We just want to focus on the last game and enjoy it, and we want to win.”
His skipper Yashasvi Jaiswal credited his young opening partner for setting up the win. “The way Vaibhav batted, he absolutely killed the game. I wanted to play good cricketing shots and get the momentum. Vaibhav and I said one of us should play till the end and he killed the game.”
