EXPLAINED: Why 14-Year-Old Sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi Is Not In RR Playing XI Vs RCB Despite Impressive Debut

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Rajasthan Royals (RR) are currently taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This is an important game for RR as they would look for their first win after four consecutive losses. In their last match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), one of the brightest spots for RR was 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who smashed 34 from 20 balls in his debut, including a six off the first ball. However, he does not find a place in the playing XI for tonight despite this impressive debut.

Why Vaibhav Suryavanshi Is Not In RR Playing XI Vs RCB

Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first. In the playing XI that they announced, there was no mention of Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the playing XI. However, this does not mean that he will not be able to participate in the game.

The 14-year-old has been named among the five substitutes in addition to the playing XI. Hence, when RR come out to bat in the second innings, Suryavanshi will most likely open the batting as the impact substitute, as he would replace one of the bowlers.

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No Sanju Samson Vs RCB

Sanju Samson suffered an injury while batting against the Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 16 (Wednesday). While cutting a ball from Vipraj Nigam, Samson suffered a side strain. He could only bat for one ball after that before he was retired hurt. This injury was serious as he missed the next RR match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

Samson has not yet recovered from this injury and hence is missing from this game as well. In fact, he has not even travelled to Bengaluru with the rest of the team.

RR Playing XI Vs RCB

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubham Dubey, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma

Impact Subs: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore

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