Bumrah or Hazlewood, doesn't matter: Sooryavanshi says 'play the ball, not bowler'

The different time it was Jasprit Bumrah. On Friday, Josh Hazlewood faced the aforesaid attraction from the wonderment kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, arsenic the 15-year-old said that helium "plays the ball" and "not the bowler".Sooryavanshi scored 78 disconnected 26 balls arsenic Rajasthan Royals (RR) chased down Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) full of 201 with 2 overs remaining.He besides moved to the apical of the IPL 2026 Orange Cap database with 200 runs successful 4 matches.Speaking astatine the post-match presumption aft RR’s win, Sooryavanshi said helium focuses connected his earthy crippled and what helium practises, alternatively of trying thing extra, and reacts to the shot alternatively than the bowler."I effort to execute what I signifier and backmost my earthy game. Yes, astatine the backmost of your mind, you cognize who the bowler (Bumrah oregon Hazlewood) is but you play the shot not the bowler," said Sooryavanshi, who deed the Australian pacer for 3 boundaries and a six successful 4 consecutive deliveries.

After gaining attraction aboriginal successful his career, Sooryavanshi said helium remains focused, with guidance from his begetter Sanjiv and RR enactment unit subordinate Romi Bhinder."They ever archer maine that it is simply a agelong travel and my absorption should lone and lone beryllium connected the game," helium said.He besides said helium was not satisfied aft getting retired connected 78, arsenic helium felt helium could person added much runs for the team."My reasoning is that had I been around, I could person scored 20 much runs which would beryllium beneficial for the team," Sooryavanshi said astatine the post-match presumption ceremony.

Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by six wickets, extending their unbeaten tally to 4 matches and handing RCB their archetypal nonaccomplishment of the season.Chasing 202, RR were led by Sooryavanshi’s 78 and an unbeaten 81 from Dhruv Jurel. The 2 added 108 runs, portion Ravindra Jadeja remained not retired connected 24 arsenic RR reached the people successful 18 overs.Earlier, RCB made 201 for 8, with skipper Rajat Patidar scoring 63 and Venkatesh Iyer contributing late. Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi took aboriginal wickets, but RCB inactive crossed 200, which was not capable against RR’s batting.