Former India pacer Atul Wassan sees shades of a young Sachin Tendulkar in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the teenager’s maturity, audacity and fearless approach remind him of the batting great’s early days during India’s 1989 tour of Pakistan.
Sooryavanshi emerged as the breakout star of the recently concluded IPL season, topping the batting charts with 776 runs from 16 innings at an impressive strike rate of 237.30. The 15-year-old impressed with his fearless performances against some of the world’s premier bowlers, including Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada and Pat Cummins.
He is a one in a million generational talent. Can you imagine the maturity and audacity of this boy? He reminds me of 16-year-old Sachin Tendulkar.
“I saw Sachin and that game maturity and audacity to take the bull by the horns (during the 1989 tour of Pakistan). God has blessed him with X factor along with the game & power,” Wassan told PTI in an exclusive chat on Tuesday.