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NDTV
17-07-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
'Sachin Tendulkar-Virat Kohli Level': 14-Year-Old India Star Finds Fan Following In England
Vaibhav Suryavanshi impressed everyone with his stunning performances during India U-19's 3-1 series win over England in the Youth ODIs. The 14-year-old, who became a sensation through his performances for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, scored 355 runs at a a strike rate of 174. The youngster slammed 27 sixes during the series and even scored a stunning century. Daniel Peacock, a cricket analyst and statistician for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), revealed how Vaibhav has been attracting a lot of attention and has also developed a fan following in England 'The first time I watched him in the flesh though, I do remember a real air of excitement at Northamptonshire for the second one-dayer – more photos, more press, the BBC had even come to see him play,' Peacock told Times Of India. 'I knew I was watching a serious star talent. He hit 86 from 31 in a 40-over game [reduced due to weather], which included six fours and nine sixes. He got a standing ovation after pulling the pacer Sebastian Morgan to backward square leg. The PA announcer, when announcing his score after the dismissal, said: 'I think we will be seeing a lot more of this boy play.'' 'Then at New Road, home of Worcestershire, in a near-perfect all-round performance, he strutted comfortably to 143 off 78 balls. By the time he walked off after being caught in the deep to spin, I think everyone inside the venue had long realised they had just witnessed something really special.' Vaibhav became a star during the series with his knocks gaining apprecation from both fans as well as experts. Peacock explained that fans were travelling from far just to see the youngster in action and he even found himself in comparison with India greats like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. 'People are starting to make noise about him here. Cricket fans already know who he is – even if they can't all pronounce his name. These games usually attract a few die-hards, but there's certainly been a little extra media attention (we've had the likes of BBC, The Athletic, Getty, etc.), and a lot of British-Indians have come to watch Vaibhav play in the flesh for the first time,' he said. 'I'm sure it won't be too long until he's playing at the highest level – Test and international cricket. When he does make his debut and starts scoring big, everyone in the world will know who he is.' 'The people I've spoken to in the game – I think we all have the same feeling. We've watched and witnessed a young star in the making, something very special. I would go as far as to say he's probably the best 14-year-old in any sport that I've seen live. I think the sentiment in England is that we are watching a very special young boy playing cricket – and the expectancy is Tendulkar-Kohli-level, or even beyond,' Peacock concluded.
United News of India
26-04-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Pakistani diplomat makes throat-slitting gesture at Indian protesters outside Pak High Commission in London
London/New Delhi, Apr 26 (UNI) As hundreds of British-Indians held a protest outside the Pakistan High Commission in London, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack, the protests saw a twisted response from a Pakistani diplomat, who made a throat-slitting gesture at the protesters from the High Commission balcony. The British-Indian protesters chanted slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", and "Pakistan Murdabad", venting out their anger over Pakistan's role in the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists. In response, the Pakistani diplomat, identified as Col. Taimur Rahat, held a placard of Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhaman, with the worn-out Pakistani meme 'Tea is fantastic', and waved it at the crowd of protesters from the balcony. However, Col. Rahat followed up this comical gesture with a dark and barbaric turn, as he made a throat-slitting gesture at the protesters. Tensions between India and Pakistan have reached a boiling point, after India in response to the Pahalgam attack suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, expelled Pakistani nationals in India, declared Pakistani military advisors to their High Commission in New Delhi as persona non grata and expelled them, and recalled its own advisors from the Indian HC in Islamabad, and thinned its diplomatic staff. Pakistan in response said that suspension of the waters treaty will be tantamount to an act of war, and suspended the Shimla Agreement. As the whole world has unanimously condemned the heinous incident, with countries such as the US, Russia, UK, Australia, France, and members of the Gulf States expressing their full support to India, a socially unstable and economically fragile Pakistan is finding itself increasingly isolated in the international arena.
