IPL 2023: Vyshak Vijaykumar has dream RCB debut with wickets of David Warner and Axar Patel

By India Today Sports Desk: Royal Challengers Bangalore followers will in all probability be singing the title of Vysakh Vijaykumar as a result of the pacer made a severe affect on his debut for the franchise in opposition to Delhi Capitals on fifteenth April, Saturday.

The Karnataka pacer had his justifiable share of struggles on his journey to participating in throughout the IPL for RCB. His father, Vijay Kumar, revealed how the 26-year-old was teased by his coach and who used to tell him he couldn’t bowl fast in a bid to encourage him.

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“During his under-17 days, Vysakh was participating in for Basavangudi Cricket Club, and his focus was on batting then and bowling generally. They had a coach named Ramana, and he would sometimes tease him on account of Vysakh was a bit chubby on the time and he would inform him he could not bowl fast. It was not rude or one thing, nonetheless Ramana wanted to drawback Vysakh and make him take into account his bowling, says Vijay Kumar, Vysakh’s father, was quoted as saying by Free Press Journal.

His hardwork was rewarded when RCB acquired right here calling for him as they wanted an alternative to the injured Rajat Patidar and the Karnataka pacer was given his debut throughout the match in opposition to DC.

RCB had been put into bat by David Warner and the hosts had been able to get to 174 for six of their allotted 20 overs on the once more of Virat Kohli’s fifty. It gave the impression to be barely below-par at first, nonetheless the RCB bowlers had been correct on the money with Mohammed Siraj spitting fire.

Vijaykumar was then launched on to the assault throughout the sixth over and after being hit for a boundary, acquired right here once more and claimed the wicket of DC captain Warner.

Axar was his subsequent sufferer and he acquired him throughout the thirteenth over of the match as DC slipped further into trouble. The Karnataka pacer claimed the wicket of Lalit Yadav and ended up with figures of three for 20 in his 4 overs to mark a high-quality day’s work.