- Cricket connoisseurs, widely experienced ex-players, hugely influential experts, and people thoroughly invested in the sport must be left wondering and amazed by the audacious stroke-making abilities of a teenage cricketer, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The wonder kid and the boy wonder have been in such a terrific form in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), bamboozling opposition bowlers with such nonchalance and devil-may-care attitude that the whole cricketing world is singing peans about Vaibhav. Come to think of it, 15 years is not an age for playing an extremely competitive domestic sporting event, yet forget about the international one. Common sense says that the boy’s body is still growing at 15 years old.Incredible.
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- However, what Vaibhav has dished out in the last couple of years of professional cricket in the IPLis not only considered highly competitive but also recognized as one of the most lucrative/much-coveted leagues in the entire sporting firmament of the world. The cricketing world has witnessed some of the most astonishing talents ever since the game was introduced. Some of the most exceptionally talented cricketers have immensely contributed to spreading the reach of the game to the nooks and corners through extraordinary exploits in the field. The moot point to ponder over here is whether Vaibhav can be considered as one of the most precocious talents to have played the game in the last few decades because of his blessed talent at such a young age.
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- The IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals (RR) must be brimming from ear to ear for investing in a talented cricketer who simply seems to possess such poise, maturity, and clarity of thought for so young. The ease with which he plays some of the breathtaking shots is unbelievable. Mind you, Vaibhav doesn’t care about either the opposition bowler’s reputation, even if they are renowned/acknowledged as some of the best in the business, or feel pressured by the occasion without getting overwhelmed one bit. The calmness, focus, determination, and ease with which he is clearing the ropes are a sight to behold. He has already broken the record of the number of sixes hit by any batter in this edition of the IPL.
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- Vaibhav has hit 65 sixes so far, with potentially two more games to play, overtaking no less than Chris Gayle, the Universal Boss. Rightly, Gayle has described him as the six machine, no less.Will Vaibhav be able to sustain the way he is playing right now by reinventing himself perpetually? The bowlers around the world will figure out a way or two to stop him from tonkingthem to all corners of the field. What would be his response to that? Will the Indian selectors make a bold move to blood him into the T20 national team? Definitely, Vaibhav is ready for the rigours of the T20 international cricket. Mind you, the IPL is an extremely competitive league. Lots of unanswerable questions right now, but cricket lovers will not complain one bit watching him destroy bowlers.
