It is one thing to be a firm favourite of your own teammates, those you play along with on the ground given your outstanding talent. But it is something else, something entirely different to be so special and unique in terms of manifestation of your talent that you become a favourite of your opponent teamās captain. Isnāt it- what do you reckon? The same, at this point of time, youād note, applies to someone like Vaibhav Suryavanshi given his skill set and talent and Pat Cummins of the Sunrisers Hyderabad unit. As the IPL approached yet another weekend bonanza, it was time for the Royals to clash with Hyderabad and the highly rated Suryavanshiās blistering talent came to the fore, as the youngster fired yet another IPL ton.
Creating impact with the bat
Even though the end result did not go his Rajasthan sideās way, Suryavanshiās quickfire century- 103 runs that came off just 37 odd deliveries- made SRH shudder with discomfort, as the Bihar-born batter made huge inroads with the bat making the fielding side suffer. His ability to find the gaps on either side punctuated by the daring ability to find the fence not only stunned fans but ignited a feeling of awe- how else would you describe it- on the part of the Sunrisers Hyderabad captain.
What Pat Cummins feels about Suryavanshi
This leaves us to speculate what does Pat Cummins, Suryavanshiās competitor on that particular occasion, feel about the young left handed talent?
To that end, in what could seem like a surprise of sorts, the famous Australian cricketer, a redoubtable all rounder himself, stated in absolute clear terms that the RR top order batter had become his ānew favourite playerā!
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He would elaborate further Lavishing effusive praise on the talented youngster, the lanky all rounder elaborated further on the talent of the batter that has made him such a fan.
Cummins would say, āHeās great to watch. Heās good fun. Heās impressiveā¦ yeah, heās had a great start to his career. I like the way he plays. He takes the Bowlers on!ā
Now truth be told, this is rather impressive. Not that itās not easy to draw praise from Australian cricketers but then itās not always a common sight to see such an eminent cricketer highlight the reason for liking a talent who, cricketing career wise, is pretty much a newborn.
Vaibhavās injury
Yesterday, it wasnāt hard to see that the big hitting left hander wasnāt in the field owing to a visible hamstring discomfort that meant that he had to be helped on his way back to the dugout. But gladly, Suryavanshi hasnāt, in the words of RR batting coach Vikram Rathour, sustained any serious injury. Heās being helped and reprieved to get fitter and back in his feat to play the next or forthcoming contest featuring the Rajathan Royals. And thatās absolutely brilliant news for just about everybody.
