Overview
- Kaif urged India’s scouts to require a fielding test for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the teen must sharpen his work in the deep before any national-team debut.
- Following Sunday’s game in Delhi, he cited a misfield by Sooryavanshi at deep fine leg and a dropped chance by Yash Raj Punia as examples of lapses that cost runs.
- With the bat, Sooryavanshi blasted 46 off 21 balls with five sixes and three fours before falling to a slower ball from Madhav Tiwari.
- Delhi Capitals chased 194 to win by five wickets with four balls left, a result that leaves Rajasthan Royals facing a tougher route to the IPL playoffs.
- After the IPL, Sooryavanshi is slated to play for India A in a tri-series with Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A, offering a formal stage to assess his fielding and overall readiness.