Timing like Rohit - intention like Sehwag... Indian team will get Vaibhav-Mhatre who changes the game in powerplay itself.

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India will get the pair of Vaibhav-Mhatre… who changes the game in the powerplay itself.

Last Updated:April 15, 2026, 10:22 IST

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre are such rising stars who can soon be seen in the Indian team. He has timing like Rohit Sharma and determination like Virender Sehwag, who changes the entire game in the powerplay itself.

India will get the pair of Vaibhav-Mhatre... who changes the game in the powerplay itself.

On the cricket pitch, some players take time and some change the time. Vaibhav Suryavanshi of Rajasthan Royals and Ayush Mhatre of Chennai Super Kings are such stars. In just a few innings of IPL, these young players have shown that age does not really matter. The real game is of courage and timing. There is a glimpse of Rohit Sharma in his shot selection and timing, while the intention is like that of Virender Sehwag, that is, whoever the bowler is, he just has to break them.

Watching Vaibhav Suryavanshi bat against Mumbai Indians was a pleasure for everyone who wants to see the Indian cricket team always winning. It is difficult for even the biggest players to hit a six on the first ball of Jasprit Bumrah, but Vaibhav did it with such ease that even the spectators could not believe it. Ayush Mhatre did a similar feat in the over of Cameron Green, in which he hit two fours and two sixes and showed that no matter what the bowler is, if he comes under the radar, he will definitely cross the boundary.

Last season, Ayush Mhatre joined Chennai Super Kings as a mid-season replacement for captain Gaikwad. He established his identity in a very short time and this season he has become the backbone of Chennai Super Kings’ batting. In the match with KKR on Tuesday, Mhatre scored 38 runs, but due to his explosive batting in the power play, he changed the course of the match. He batted at a strike rate of 220 and spent only 17 balls. The special thing is that when Sanju Sassaman, who opened with him, was playing after scoring 22 runs on 12 balls, Ayush Mhatre had scored 25 runs on 8 balls.

In the fourth over, he forced the audience of Chepauk Stadium to dance by hitting two fours and two sixes in Cameron Green’s over. Ayush considers Rohit Sharma as his idol and timing like Rohit is also visible in his batting. By the time the powerplay ended, the situation was such that KKR had no option but to bowl yorkers because Mhatre was hitting shots all around the field. If we look at his overall IPL career, till now Mhatre has played 12 innings and has scored runs at a strike rate of 195. In IPL, only Vaibhav Suryavanshi is better than Mhatre in terms of strike rate.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s batting has guaranteed victory for Rajasthan Royals. This season, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi could not do wonders against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team also collapsed and met for the first time. Actually, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s intentions are exactly like Sehwag. Whatever Vaibhav the bowler wants, the ball just has to reach across the boundary.

He has said on many occasions that he just has to see the ball and hit it. In the last and this season so far, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played 12 innings in IPL, in which he has scored 452 runs. His strike rate is 228, no other player in IPL is even close to him. Under-19 team captain Ayush Mhatre is the only one who is able to give competition to Vaibhav, but his strike rate is also less than 200.

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April 15, 2026, 10:20 IST

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit two sixes on Jasprit Bumrah in one over.

This season, Vaibhav has played many brilliant innings, these include 78 runs in 26 balls against RCB, 52 runs in 17 balls in the very first match against Chennai and 39 runs in 14 balls against Mumbai. How can one forget his brilliant innings of 78 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore, in which he attacked world-class players like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood with the ball. Earlier, Vaibhav had expressed his intentions by hitting a six on Bumrah’s first ball against Mumbai Indians.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre are knocking on Team India with their game. A report in the Indian Express has claimed that Vaibhav’s name has been shortlisted for the Ireland tour, although experts are advising not to rush. India’s great spinner Anil Kumble himself has also said that there should be no hurry to include Vaibhav in the Indian team. Experts believe that Vaibhav’s age is still very young, he will have to be prepared for long term management. For this, it is important that they are given more opportunities in Under-19 and domestic cricket.

Vaibhav is a strong star of the Under-19 team, recently he led the Indian team to victory by playing an inning of 175 runs in the World Cup final against England, the captain of this team is Ayush Mhatre, who himself is knocking in the Indian team as an opening batsman. Experts believe that Ayush Mhatre can prove to be good for red ball cricket. As the captain of the Under-19 team, he has won the World Cup. He is consistent in batting and also explosive. However, due to the long list of opening contenders in the team, they too may have to wait for a few more series.