Rahul Dravid reveals secret about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who conquered T20 and is now ready for tests in Test Cricket

Amateur experts continue to voice their opinions regarding the young and explosive batsman of the Indian team, Vaivava Suryavanshi. Due to how he started his career in international cricket at a very young age, expectations from everyone around him have significantly increased.

During the T20 series against Zimbabwe, Vaivava Suryavanshi demonstrated power at the crease, becoming the player who scored the most runs for India. For this, he also received the Player of the Match award.

Former Australian captain of the World Cup, Steve Waugh, has become a fan of Vaivava, directly comparing him to titans like Don Bradman and Adam Gilchrist. Steve Waugh believes that Vaivava has changed the approach to T20 by playing it at such a young age. He highly praised this young Indian star during an interview with a media channel.

'Talent like Vaivava comes once in a century,' he stated further. 'He has already changed T20. Very few players can change the rules of the game. Adam Gilchrist did it in Test cricket, and before him, Bradman changed the meaning of the game.' Vaivava will become a legend of this sport in the future.'

Everyone admires the fire in Vaivava's bat in 2026. In the U-19 World Cup this year, he won the series player title thanks to his brilliant performance. In seven matches in this tournament, Vaivava scored 439 runs, demonstrating an impressive average of 62.71 and an incredible strike rate of 169.49.

In the final match, he completely dominated the tournament, scoring 175 runs without getting out in just 80 balls. After the U-19 World Cup, Vaivava's momentum continued in the IPL 2026. Playing for the Rajasthan Royals team, he scored the most runs in the entire tournament—776—and won the Most Valuable Player award.

Besides the praise, Steve Waugh cautioned Vaivava. He made it clear that teams from all over the world will now closely study Vaivava's play, footwork, and scoring methods. The former star player gave this young athlete several pieces of advice for the future. He warned that every player experiences slumps in cricket, and no one can be invincible all the time, so Vaivava should prepare in advance for future difficulties and tough times from a mental standpoint.

Waugh advised him to always remain humble, saying that one should not fly too high after success, nor should one break down from disappointment after failure. Furthermore, the former Australian captain emphasized one extremely important thing: as fame grows, so does the crowd of advisors. In such circumstances, Vaivava needs to have one or two reliable people close by whose opinion and guidance he can blindly trust.

The Indian team won by 165 runs in the first Test match against Sri Lanka on the last day of the second session. Several exciting moments occurred during the game, in which the young Indian left-handed batsman Yashwish Jaiswal played a key role, achieving significant success by using psychological pressure on the opponents.

Under the influence of Jaiswal's provocations, the experienced Sri Lankan batsman Niroshan Dickwell lost his composure and carelessly hit the ball, thereby losing his position. This video featuring Jaiswal is actively circulating on social media.

When the Sri Lankan team set a large target of 372 runs, they showed impressive batting in the morning session of the fifth day. Danjaya D. Silva and Sonal Dinusha scored half-centuries, neutralizing the Indian spin attack. However, Ravindra Jadeja broke this partnership by catching Danjaya D. Silva on the short leg side, allowing the Indian team to get back into the game.

After this, the experienced Niroshan Dickwell came onto the field, from whom the Sri Lankan team expected him to bat patiently and help achieve either a draw or a win. As soon as Dickwell took his place on the field, Yashwish Jaiswal, who was in a slip position, began putting pressure on him. Jaiswal constantly goaded Dickwell, urging him to hit several sixes on the left side of the field.

Dickwell could not resist this remark and replied that, of course, he would do it. Jaiswal eventually lured Dickwell into his trap by hinting at an IPL contract. He stated that if Dickwell had the courage, he should hit sixes; if he did, Jaiswal would talk to his team and secure him an IPL contract.

Jaiswal's psychological game immediately bore fruit. In the next over, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna unleashed a series of bouncers on Dickwell. Under the pressure of Jaiswal's challenge, instead of playing defensively, Dickwell tried to hit Prasidh's strong delivery. The ball touched the outer edge of the bat and went straight into the hands of the backfielder. Dickwell returned to the pavilion, scoring only 10 runs.

The young team, led by captain Shubman Gill, set a huge target of 372 runs against Sri Lanka. The home team's counter-attack was completely dismantled by spinner Manav Sutara, who took 6 wickets. The second innings of Sri Lanka finished on only 206 runs, allowing India to secure a comfortable victory by 165 runs. Sutara, who took six wickets in the second innings, accumulated a total of 10 wickets in this match.

The Indian team is preparing to play a test series against Sri Lanka after a long break. Previously, India played one test match against Afghanistan, but the result of this match did not affect the World Test Championship table.

Now the Indian team is ready to face Sri Lanka, but some players will be unable to participate in the two-match series. Among them is fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who is out of the tour due to injury.

After losing the home series to South Africa, India is entering a test series for the first time, but the absence of Jasprit Bumrah raises the question of who will take charge of the attacking phase of the game.

The responsibility for the fast attack of the Indian team will fall on Mohammed Siraj. Farviz Mahroof, a former all-rounder from Sri Lanka, believes that the young fast bowler Gurunoor Barad could become India's main trump card. Mahroof stated that if he were in the Indian camp, he would not hesitate to give Gurunoor a debut in the Galle match.

Mahroof noted that India will greatly miss Bumrah's skill in creating reverse swing with an old ball. Nevertheless, the tall fast bowler from Punjab, Gurunoor Barad, has his own unique qualities. Recently, during a practice match and tour against India A, Gurunoor troubled the Sri Lankan batsmen with his pace and bounce.

According to Mahroof, Gurunoor possesses pace, extra bounce, and fighting spirit on the field. He is capable of disrupting the rhythm of the opposition batsmen with small aggressive spells of bowling. In addition to the fast attack, Mahroof shared his opinion on the Indian spin attack. He believes that considering the pitch conditions in Galle, India might field three spinners. Besides Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav, the third spinner could be Manav Sutar or Saransh Jain.