Former India fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji has claimed that Rajasthan Royals (RR) are prodigious Vaibhav Suryavanshi Will face tough challenges in his second Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
Suryavanshi had a great performance in the IPL last time. The 14-year-old batsman was bought in the auction for Rs 1.10 crore and played seven games, scoring 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.55. This also includes his first century against Gujarat Titans, in which he scored 101 runs in just 38 balls. His stock has been rising since a record-breaking debut season, as he also contributed to India's Under-19 World Cup victory.
Balaji He believes that the 2026 IPL season will be extremely challenging for the young left-hander. He will be expected to play the majority of the games this time around, with the bowlers more ready than ever to exploit any weaknesses he may have. The former player-turned-expert, however, knows that RR coach Kumar Sangakkara will play a huge role in setting up Suryavanshi.
“We saw the kind of talent that Vaibhav Suryavanshi has last season. He scored a century against GT against a very good bowling attack. Of course, the second year is always going to be kind of a challenge for any player. That's where the mentorship comes in.” Kumar Sangakkara Will come into play. The opposition must have worked on some of his shortcomings, Balaji said on JioStar.
As a young player, this season will be a big opportunity and challenge for Vaibhav Suryavanshi to achieve that kind of consistency. We saw that he had scored 175 runs in the Under-19 final. So, undoubtedly, there is a lot of potential in this area. How he translates this in the second season will be important,” said the former CSK bowler.
Notably, Suryavanshi also played six matches for Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he scored 197 runs at a strike rate of 168.37. This included scoring an unbeaten 108 runs against him Maharashtra In Pune.
Hopefully the young player will open Yashasvi Jaiswal In the 2026 season, one of the most exciting opening pairings has formed in the tournament.
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