Sanjay Manjrekar’s tone changed on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, ‘What happened in Sri Lanka will improve this special player’

New Delhi. Such stories are often seen on the cricket field which remain alive in the mind for years. One such story has been written by India’s 15-year-old young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. During the recent ODI Tri Nation Series played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Vaibhav saw everything that a cricketer learns in his entire career. He faced heated arguments on the field, was surrounded by controversies, and then made that pressure his strength and created such a storm with the bat that the opposing team was left watching. Sanjay Manjrekar has said that Vaibhav has learned a lesson from the sledding controversy and it will prove to be a great lesson for him. Manjrekar had earlier said that if he had been in the management, he would have dropped Vaibhav from the team in the next match after the controversy. However, now his tone has changed.

This is not just a story of fours and sixes, but also of rising temperatures and emotions on the playground. During a league match of the Tri-Nation Series, a match was going on between India-A and Sri Lanka-A. Meanwhile, an argument started between Indian team’s young batsman Vaibhav Sooryvanshi and Sri Lankan player Vishan Halambage over some issue. Within no time, the verbal war between the two sides escalated to such an extent that it reached the point of physical violence. Both the players openly pushed each other on the field, due to which the atmosphere of the game became very tense. Before things could get worse, the rest of the players and umpires from both the teams immediately intervened and separated the two. This incident was widely criticized in the sports circles. It was also said in the reports that strict action or punishment could be taken against both the players for hurting the spirit of the game, although no official decision was made on this.

gave a befitting reply with the bat
It is not easy for any 15-year-old player surrounded by controversies to remain mentally strong. But Vaibhav is made of different material. He decided to answer the controversy not with his tongue, but with the strong sound of his bat. The occasion was the final match of this Tri-Nation series and the team in front was the same Sri Lanka-A. Vaibhav Suryavanshi destroyed the Sri Lankan bowlers on the big stage of the final. Facing only 29 balls, he played an innings of 94 runs which created panic in the Sri Lankan camp. On the basis of this stormy innings, India-A not only won the final match but also captured the championship trophy with pride. Vaibhav was chosen ‘Player of the Match’ for his excellent and aggressive innings. He proved that instead of disintegrating under pressure, he knows how to flourish.

Sanjay Manjrekar patted his back, said – ‘Learned the lesson of sledding’
This combative attitude and counterattack of Vaibhav won the hearts of cricket pundits. While talking to Mid Day, former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar praised Vaibhav and said that this incident in Sri Lanka will prove to be a great lesson for this young player. According to Manjrekar, this incident has given Vaibhav practical experience in dealing with the sledging that happens at the international level. He said that Vaibhav is a very aware and mature player. Whatever he faced in Sri Lanka, he has learned how to handle such situations in future. Manjrekar also admitted that during this ODI series played in Dambulla, he got a chance to see Vaibhav’s white-ball batting ability from close, and he can say with confidence that there is something very special about this boy.

Historic success of IPL and ticket of Team India
This performance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi is no coincidence. In fact, this year he had scored such a mountain of runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), which surprised the selectors. In this season of IPL, Vaibhav had scored a total of 776 runs with his bat. With this, he became the youngest batsman in the history of IPL to win the ‘Orange Cap’ (the player who scored the most runs in the tournament). He soon got the reward for the havoc he created in the IPL. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been selected in India’s main team for the upcoming T20 International series against Ireland and England. This series is going to start this week.

A great record stands at the threshold
Now the eyes of the whole world are fixed on the tour of India starting from this week. If Vaibhav Suryavanshi gets a chance to play in the Indian playing eleven against Ireland or England, then he will register his name in golden letters in the pages of cricket history. As soon as he hits the field at the age of just 15, Vaibhav will become the youngest player ever to represent India in international cricket. This journey of Vaibhav from the controversy inside the field to becoming the hero of the title win and then straight to the Indian dressing room has been very exciting. Cricket fans hope that this young sensation is fully prepared to make the world’s biggest bowlers sweat in the coming days.