IPL 2026 | ‘Don’t take tension’: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s message to Sangakkara before the massacre of 10 sixes. cricket news
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals‘Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his habit of terrorizing bowlers is no secret. It started in the last IPL, continued during India’s victorious 2026 Under-19 World Cup campaign, and is still going strong in IPL 2026. The boy from Bihar has created havoc by hitting sixes, instilling fear in bowlers and opposition teams alike. More importantly, he is delivering on his promises.Rajasthan Royals were in a position to win at all costs against the Lucknow Super Giants team, which was already eliminated after suffering three consecutive defeats. the head coach is watching Kumar SangakkaraThe 15-year-old came up to him with a stressed face and said, “It will be done.”Then he stood up and went towards the middle.The conversation took place after Rajasthan Royals opted to bowl first against LSG.After LSG posted a mammoth score of 220/5, Suryavanshi was at his best with a blistering 93 off just 38 balls as Rajasthan Royals easily chased down 221 to keep their playoff hopes alive. RR won by seven wickets with five balls to spare.Suryavanshi hit 10 sixes and seven fours in his breathtaking innings.After the match, Suryavanshi spoke to Rajasthan Royals team manager Romi Bhinder and revealed the promise he made to Sangakkara.“He was really not going well for us for the last 2-3 matches. We were losing. He was under a lot of pressure as I saw him. Even today when I was padding up to score 220, he had a lot of stress and tension on his face. But I am confident today that I will get my game back.” I will do it and I will do it well [Actually, things hadn’t been going well for us for the last 2-3 matches. We were losing games. I could see that he was under a lot of pressure. Even today, when I was padding up to chase 220, there was a lot of tension and stress on his face. But I was confident that today I would back my game again and do well]Suryavanshi said.“So I told him, ‘It will be done’, it is not a big score according to this wicket. Don’t take tension.” [So I told him, ‘It will happen.’ It’s not a very big score according to this wicket. There’s no need to take tension],” He said.The 15-year-old opening batsman has already hit 53 sixes this season, leaving him just six sixes short of Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes in an IPL edition.In the process, the teenage genius became the first Indian batsman in IPL history to hit 50 sixes in a single season.He also became the youngest player in the history of the tournament to reach 500 runs and maintained the highest strike rate of 236.3 in an IPL season with more than 500 runs.
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