Incredible refereeing error! Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, pleads to referee after shock dismissal – watch video | Cricket News
India U19 batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi was left stunned after being controversially run out during the second youth Test against Australia U19 in Mackay on Tuesday.The 14-year-old visibly protested the decision, pointing out to the umpire that there was a clear gap between bat and ball.The teenage prodigy was dismissed for 20 runs off the bowling of Charles Lachmund.Suryavanshi, who had hit a quick 113 off just 86 balls in India’s innings and 58-run victory in the first match, hit two fours and a six off the 14 balls he faced this time.Click here to check out Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s controversial dismissalEarlier, a disciplined bowling attack led by the Patel duo of Henil and Khilan helped India U19 bowl out Australia U19 for 135 runs and take a slim lead of nine runs in the first innings.Right-arm pacer Henil Patel and left-arm spinner Khilan Patel scalped three Australian wickets each for 21 and 23 runs respectively to trigger a batting collapse for the home side, who were all out in 43.3 overs.Wicketkeeper Alex Lee-Young top-scored for Australia U19 with 66 from 108 balls.In reply, India were 144 for 7 from 40 overs in the toss, with Henil and Deepesh batting on 22 and 6 respectively.Vaibhav Suryavanshi has set Australian shores on fire. After playing quick cameos in the Youth ODIs, he smoked a century in the Youth Tests.The boy, who made his first-class debut at 12, landed his $1 million IPL contract at 13 and then made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s off just 35 balls.Earlier this year, he reached the fastest ever century in youth ODIs against England in Worcester. He already has many fans following him: during his trip to the UK, he was stopped for selfies at the airport and fans arrived to get his autograph.Yes, he’s only a youth international, but he’s the youngest player on both teams by two and a half years. He seemed at least a level or two above the rest.
