Watch: 15-year-old Sooryavanshi plots two big wickets in Duleep Trophy final
15-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi demonstrated advanced tactical awareness during the Duleep Trophy final by successfully advising his captain to use a DRS review. He also made a strategic decision to bring back a veteran bowler, showcasing his maturity in senior-level cricket.
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NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may only be 15, but the teenage sensation is already showing the tactical awareness of a seasoned cricketer. The East Zone vice-captain played a key role in two crucial dismissals as his side tightened the screws on South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.After East Zone piled up a mammoth 708, largely courtesy of captain Ishan Kishan’s magnificent 270, South Zone appeared to be settling into their reply. But Sooryavanshi’s sharp reading of the game helped East Zone strike twice before tea on Day 3.Sooryavanshi trusts his instinct for crucial DRS callThe first breakthrough came when Ricky Bhui appeared to have survived a caught-behind appeal against Mukesh Kumar. The pacer zipped one down the leg side as Bhui attempted to guide it away, but the on-field umpire remained unmoved despite the appeal.Sooryavanshi, however, was convinced there was something behind it.
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