RR vs RCB, IPL Match Preview: Can Royal Challengers keep Sooryavanshi in check?
Rajasthan Royals are enjoying a stellar season, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi impressing everyone, including coach Shane Bond. Opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal also shines, holding the Orange Cap. However, they face a formidable challenge against the in-form defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, led by Virat Kohli and featuring a strong batting and bowling attack.
GUWAHATI: All discussions about Rajasthan Royals’ highflying start to the season have centred on a certain 15-year-old phenomenon, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The eve of Royals’ third and last home match this season here at their ‘second home ground’ was not different either, even with the in-form defending champions Royals Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), inspired by King Virat Kohli, coming to the city for the first time. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel.
SUBSCRIBE NOW! Royals’ fast bowling coach Shane Bond was full of praise for the teen prodigy on Thursday. “He’s incredible.
I have a 17-year-old son and when I compare him to Vaibhav, what he’s doing is remarkable,” Bond said. Highlighting his maturity level and developing game awareness, the former Kiwi pacer added, “It’s not just reckless hitting, he’s picking the right balls and showing growth. There’s a maturity in his batting.
” While the boy wonder has expectedly translated his flamboyance into match-defining knocks up front, his ‘senior’ opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal has displayed his class with calm and composed knocks to hold the Orange Cap with 170 runs including two half-centuries to his name from three games. If the batting, led by the openers’ blistering innings, has given the home side solid platforms for victories, their bowlers have done their job to near perfection. However, on Friday, they will take on a side which is in a similar good form.