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Kapil Dev Warns Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Using Vinod Kambli Example
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Moneycontrol•10-10-2026, 06:01
Kapil Dev Warns Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Using Vinod Kambli Example
- •Former captain Kapil Dev cautions that it is too early to judge whether teenage phenomenon Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will become the next big thing in Indian cricket.
- •Kapil referenced former India batter Vinod Kambli as an example of a player whose extraordinary potential did not translate into a long-term career.
- •The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi has already made waves in age-group cricket, India A, the IPL where he won the Orange Cap in 2026, and India's T20 squad.
- •Kapil emphasized that how the young player's lifestyle and mindset evolve over the next three years will be more crucial than his current performances.
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Kapil Dev warned 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi against losing focus by citing former India batter Vinod Kambli, whose extraordinary potential failed to translate into a long-term career.
In the 2026 IPL season, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap and broke multiple batting records. He also scored the fastest fifty in List A cricket off just 11 balls and hit 175 off 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup final in Harare.
Kapil Dev believes that at 15 years old, Sooryavanshi still needs time, stating that his lifestyle and thinking will change over the next few years, which will be more revealing than his current performances.
