India great Ravichandran Ashwin shared a striking view on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s blistering 36-ball century in the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025–26. The young left-hander produced a sensational performance for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, December 24, hammering 190 runs from just 84 deliveries.
His explosive knock featured 16 boundaries and 15 sixes, scored at an astonishing strike rate of 226.19. While Ashwin lauded Suryavanshi for the extraordinary innings, he pointed out that the contest itself was not an ideal one, as it came in a Plate Group fixture.
He noted the evident gap in quality between the teams and suggested that such mismatches could also impact the confidence of sides aiming to move up from the Plate Group to the Elite Group.
“Huge applause for Vaibhav Suryavanshi. But I again want to ask a question. There is a huge divide, chalk and cheese, in terms of quality with some teams. It becomes very lop-sided with some teams and there is no contest at all.”
”It is not an ideal contest. Credit to Vaibhav for his performance. He is doing what he has to do. But if we are serious about teams like Arunachal Pradesh becoming good sides, what will this do to their confidence?,” he said on his YouTube channel.
Ravichandran Ashwin Praises Ishan Kishan For Brilliant Century In VHT 2025–26
Ravichandran Ashwin praised Ishan Kishan for his explosive 33-ball hundred in the VHT 2025–26. Leading Jharkhand, Kishan smashed 125 off 39 balls against Karnataka. Ashwin also highlighted Kishan’s strong comeback after a tough phase, which included a stellar SMAT 2025 and earned him a recall for the New Zealand T20Is and the 2026 T20 World Cup.
“Everyone goes through good and bad times but Ishan Kishan had a challenging time. He came and then was out from the team, he took a break. He made a double hundred in one-day but never made a comeback. He scored a hundred in the IPL but then did not have a great IPL.”
“He played well in the SMAT and in the run of events got into the T20 World Cup squad. Now he is batting in the middle-order slot in the VHT and scored a 33-ball hundred. It shows what confidence and form can do to a person when time aligns. He has not waited saying his time will come, he has put in that effort,” he said.
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