Rajasthan Royals 14-year-old sensationa Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Saturday, April 19, becoming the youngest debutant in the league’s history. The teenager came in as an Impact Sub and opened the batting with fellow left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Suryavanshi impressed in an instant as he started off with a six on his very first delivery, bowled by the experienced India all-rounder Shardul Thakur. Suryavanshi smashed 34 off just 20 deliveries before being stumped by Rishabh Pant. After the brief cameo, his coach Manish Ojha has shared some insights about the cricketer, one of those being about his diet.

“Mutton nahi khana hai usko, instructions hain. Pizza hata diya hai uske diet chart mein se [Mutton is not allowed for him as per the instructions. Pizza has been removed from his diet chart]. He is just fond of chicken and mutton. He is a kid, so he used to love pizza a lot. But he doesn’t eat it anymore. When we used to give him mutton, no matter how much we gave, he would finish all of it. That’s why he looks a bit chubby,” Ojha told Times of India.

“He will go a long way. We’ve seen the way he started the innings, and I can promise you he will score big in the coming matches. He’s a fearless batter. He has said time and again that he admires Brian Lara. But he’s a mix of Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara. His aggression is just like Yuvraj’s,” he added.

Suryavasnhi, who was secured by the Royals at the mega auction in November last year for INR 1.1 crore, had been on the bench so far. However, an abdominal injury to skipper Sanju Samson meant one of the opening spot was vacant and the RR management decided to finally give a chance to the youngster as he was told ‘get ready for your IPL debut’.

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“He was very happy. He called me after his practice session yesterday and said (Rahul) Dravid sir and the management called him and told him that he will be playing against Lucknow Super Giants. He was elated. But was tensed. I said just be calm and play the way you have been. He said chakke waala ball ayega to marunga, rukunga nahi [if the ball asks to be hit for a six, won’t hesitate],” the coach said.

What went down in the game? 

Meanwhile, the two teams played a thriller and though Suryavanshi and Jaiswal’s opening stand created a solid platform for the Rajasthan Royals, a few quick wickets put them under pressure. Thanks to the disciplined bowling from LSG, the Royals needed nine of the last over with Shubham Dubey and Dhruv Jurel in the middle. However, the duo could not counter pacer Avesh Khan’s well executed yorkers in the and fell short by just two runs.

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