Rahul Dravid has at all times been probably the most measured cricketers round, even throughout his enjoying days. However the elder stateman, who’s the top coach of the Rajasthan Royals within the ongoing Indian Premier League, couldn’t assist himself and jumped out of his wheelchair because the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a century in 35 balls on the way in which to serving to RR chase down Gujarat Titans’ goal of 210 runs on Monday. Actually, a video from the IPL broadcaster confirmed Dravid initially stumbling as he acquired off his wheelchair. After composing himself, Dravid celebrated with gusto that’s uncharacteristic.
Dravid has been wheelchair certain — or has used crutches — for everything of the IPL 2025 season after injuring his leg whereas enjoying yard cricket in Bengaluru. Throughout IPL video games, he has turned up at stadiums across the nation on his wheelchair as he recovers from the harm to his leg.
However Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s century made him overlook all that momentarily.
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What was the large deal about Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s century?
The 14-year-old scored the second quickest century in IPL historical past, after Chris Gayle’s 30-ball 100 in 2013. he additionally raced away to a 50 in simply 17 balls. Suryavanshi’s half century, in truth, is the quickest of the IPL 2025. On the age of 14 years and 32 days, Suryavanshi is the youngest half centurion in IPL historical past, edging stand-in Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag by greater than three years and common RR skipper Sanju Samson by over 4 years.
On Monday, Suryavanshi struck seven boundaries and smashed 11 sixes towards a bowling assault that had the likes of Mohammad Siraj, Ishant Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan, and Washington Sundar. The 36-year-old Ishant was hit for 28 runs in a single over, whereas Afghan debutant Karim Janat was smashed for 30 runs by Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
So devastating was Suryavanshi’s century that it utterly overshadowed Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a 40-ball 70 at a strike price of 175.
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What did Vaibhav Suryavanshi say after the match?
On the post-match presentation ceremony, former India cricketer Murali Karthik requested him if he felt that the century will put a goal on his again.
“No, no worry. I’m not occupied with all that, I’m simply specializing in enjoying,” stated the 14-year-old.