Rajasthan Royals registered their fourth win on the trot in the TATA IPL 2026 with a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Ravi Bishnoi and Harbhajan Singh shared their thoughts on the team atmosphere, the key differences in the side this year, and ‘Fearless Prodigy’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s form.

Ravi Bishnoi explained the key aspect of RR’s start to the tournament:

“We are really happy because we have won four out of four and are the table-toppers. Hopefully, we will continue to play the brand of cricket that we are playing. We are playing some good cricket and performing as a team. It’s not like one or two players are performing. The starts we are getting with the bat, we will keep finishing games quickly. Winning always makes a difference to a team atmosphere. It remains ultra-positive. Most of us are in the same age group, so we understand each other very well, and I think that is creating a big difference for this team.”

On the technical changes he made to his run-up and action:

“Technically, I just made one slight change. I used to start a bit far away from the umpire, due to which the diagonal run-up that I used to have had stopped, and I was bowling with a normal jump. I don’t have much idea about the use of the crease, but I have worked on my USP, which is the jump-start from outside in the run-up. As far as my action is concerned, my non-bowling arm keeps getting stuck. I tried to improve it, but it’s still happening. Last year, I was bowling with a very heavy front foot. So, these are two or three small technical things I have worked on and am still working on. It isn’t as clean as I want it to be, a few things still seem to be missing, but hopefully that will get better as I go ahead.”

On Vaibhav Suryavanshi targeting RR bowlers in the nets:

“Oh, he does, he targets each one of us in the nets. I keep saying in the dressing room that I am really thankful that he is in our team. It doesn’t matter if I get hit in the nets. When he took a single off Krunal bhai’s first ball, we were all in disbelief because usually he goes after left-arm spinners from ball one. But outstanding, the way he is batting at the moment, it’s second to none.”

Harbhajan Singh heaped praise on the ‘Fearless Prodigy’ Vaibhav Suryavanshi:

“This is Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s time. Whenever I see him, I am glad that we are not playing anymore. He is a phenomenal batsman. What bat speed, and yes, he attacks at the beginning, but when required, he also has the game to take singles and doubles and rotate the strike. What an unreal talent. He plays proper cricketing shots. That arm extension while driving helps him play towards mid-wicket, behind square, and even in front of the wicket. You can’t call him a slogger. Sloggers score once in a while, and he is scoring everywhere he goes. Everyone saw it in the U19 World Cup recently. We saw it against Bumrah, yes, he hit him for a six on the first ball, but the next ball he just defended. His basics are solid and he has a good technique, which is just unbelievable for a 15-year-old.”