With Ishan Kishan as captain, East Zone clinched the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 title. scoring over 350 runs across the two innings of the final, another player who remained in the headlines was Vaibhav Sooryavanshi While Ishan was the Player of the Match. Though the 15-year-old could not perform at his absolute best in the final, the Duleep Trophy campaign saw him remain in the spotlight, both for his batting and the leadership role entrusted to him by the team management.
Reminding his captain of the semi-final when Ishan went off with an injury, the 15-year-old highlighted who had stepped up to make the big tactical calls. he had to step into Ishan’s shoes when the wicketkeeper-batter left the field due to an injury While Sooryavanshi was the designated vice-captain for East Zone.
Then the internet will be like: Vaibhav!)” Ishan said in the video, teasing the youngster. Let’s see how it goes,” he said. It was during this period that Sooryavanshi had his first taste of making successful DRS calls. Later in the final, even when Ishan was leading the side on the field, Sooryavanshi remained a key figure in deciding whether to take a review. “Yeh sab review mein credit le hi liya hai har jagah. Bhale main lene waala tha review, but aake mast bol deta tha main aapke paas aa jaata hu. Phir toh internet will be like: Vaibhav! (He has taken all the credit for the reviews everywhere. Even though I was about to take the review, he would come and say it so confidently, ‘I’ll come to you’. Sooryavanshi was quick with a witty retort. “Haan, that was Vaibhav himself! Yes. Future captain, maybe? Ishan also brought up the match commentary, noting how commentators credited Sooryavanshi’s sharp instincts on the field.
“But it’s very good to have him in the team because, you know, more than a very good player, he’s a very nice boy who takes care of each and every one in the team, whether it’s a junior player or senior… Achha, junior toh tu hi hua, sorry, sorry. (Oh, you’re the junior here, sorry, sorry!) And that is one quality which I love about him. I think it’s not going to be his first or the last. I think he’s gonna play many more like this and he’ll keep performing the way he’s doing right now,” Ishan concluded as the light-hearted exchange wrapped up.
And hopefully, he’ll be more dangerous than what he is today.
