Australia’s great cricketer Steve Waugh is also surprised by the excellent timing of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who created a sensation in this season of the Indian Premier League . He has advised Suryavanshi to focus on control and avoid becoming a ‘supernova‘. Regarding comparison with Sachin Tendulkar, Waugh said that no player can be compared to him. Talent like Sachin does not come again and again.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh called the comparison of Vaibhav Suryavanshi with master blaster Sachin Tendulkar completely nonsense. He said that Sachin is a great player who made his mark in international cricket at a very young age. Steve Waugh said,
‘𝑺𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅.’
Sachin toured Australia in 1991-92 at the age of 18. Sachin scored two centuries on that tour. He scored his first century at Sydney Cricket Ground, while on the fast and bouncy pitch of Perth, he scored 114 runs in 161 balls. Steve Waugh, referring to Sachin’s innings in Perth, said that no one can be compared to him. However, he also praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who performed brilliantly in IPL.
Vaibhav, who plays for Rajasthan Royals, scored a century in 35 balls against Gujarat Titans, which is the fastest century by an Indian batsman in the tournament. Vaibhav has also been selected in India’s Under-19 team. Vaibhav got a chance in the absence of Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson and he was successful in capitalizing on it.
The former Australian player also praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi
The former Australian captain, who was in Mumbai to participate in a program, said, ‘I never thought that a 14-year-old boy would score a century in the IPL, it was unimaginable’. He further said that Vaibhav Suryavanshi has a lot of talent. He is mentally very strong, but he will have to play with the same mindset in the future as well.
Even though Rajasthan Royals could not make it to the playoffs of IPL 2025, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been praised by everyone. Many experts believe that Suryavanshi can be seen performing brilliantly in international cricket in the future as well.
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