Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has proved his mettle in white ball cricket, is currently playing in the Duleep Trophy. His debut in this prestigious first class tournament was not good and he could score only 8 runs in 6 balls. Vaibhav, who was made the vice-captain of East Zone, started with two beautiful fours but he could not last long. After this he started being trolled. Trolls wrote on social media that this is not T20. Red ball is cricket. To be successful here, one will have to spend a long time at the crease.
Vaibhav has been able to score only 207 runs in 8 first class matches. During this period his average has been only 17.25. When he was made the vice-captain of East Zone, there was an uproar as to how this responsibility could be given to a 15-year-old child, when there were more experienced players in the team. This was also a major reason for Vaibhav being trolled after his cheap dismissal against North-East Zone. Meanwhile, great Indian cricketer and former coach Rahul Dravid has given such a statement about Vaibhav, which is making headlines. Dravid has told Geostar that Vaibhav can also make a place in the Indian Test team.
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How will Vaibhav reach the test team?
Dravid believes that if Vaibhav gets a chance to play red ball cricket for a few seasons in domestic cricket, then he can make a place in the Indian Test team. The former Indian captain said, 'In matters of glory you have to be patient. He is just 15 years old. From what I have seen of that kid, I have no doubt that if he gets a chance to play red ball cricket for a few seasons in domestic cricket, he will be successful in making a place in the Test team.
Vaibhav made his IPL debut under Dravid's coaching. Dravid played an important role in his inclusion in the Rajasthan Royals team during the auction for the 2025 season.
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Vaibhav created a stir with the ball
Left handed batsman Vaibhav showed wonders with the ball after failing with the bat. He took two wickets in a single over during the second innings of North East Zone while bowling left arm spin. Vaibhav sent first Kishan Lyngdoh and then Imlivati Lemtur to the pavilion in the 28th over. East Zone team is close to a big victory. After scoring 467 runs in the first innings, North-East was bowled out for 111 and forced to follow on. The North-East Zone team playing follow-on has lost 8 wickets for 115 runs.