Having assumed the captaincy in the semi-final following an injury to skipper Ishan Kishan , Sooryavanshi is now proving his worth as the team’s vice-captain. Since the start of the Duleep Trophy 2026 campaign, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has not only proven to be an asset to the East Zone side, but has also stepped into a leadership role quite quickly.
Veteran pacer Mukesh Kumar induced an edge from South Zone’s Ricky Bhui off a delivery down the leg side, which was collected cleanly behind the stumps by wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra . “A wonderful catch by Kumar Kushagra. But if you need to take the review, you’ll have to go to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Firstly, listen to what he has to say. Vaibhav could be heard telling Ishan Kishan on the stump mic: ‘I’m telling you, take it. Take the review. Mukesh Kumar, say thank you to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Because of him that they’ve taken the review,” the commentator said on air, it’s. On Day 3 of the Duleep Trophy final, Sooryavanshi successfully convinced Ishan to take a review for a caught-behind decision.
