East Zone win in Duleep Trophy: Ishan Kishan jokes with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for DRS credit | WATCH

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s growing reputation as East Zone’s unofficial DRS expert became a source of humour after the 15-year-old played a role in three successful reviews during the

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After the victory against South Zone in the summit clash, East Zone skipper Ishan Kishan and Sooryavanshi went through the reviews again and it was then that the keeper-batter said the teenager had been given more credit than he actually deserved for decisions that were ultimately taken by the skipper.

“Those reviews have all been taken, already. Although I was the one going to take the review, he would come over and casually say, ‘I’ll come to you’ and then the internet would be like, ‘Vaibhav, my goodness!’ “Vaibhav played that role really well,” Kishan said and laughed.

But Sooryavanshi didn’t let the charge go unanswered. Once Kishan was out of the field, the young lad was in charge and he did manage to take a successful DRS in one instance, he said.

And when you were going away from my field, who was taking the review then? You should mention that also,” Sooryavanshi cut in.

Kishan accepted the correction and also pointed out the teen’s off-field contribution. “Sooryavanshi brings a positive attitude to the dressing room and he looks after his teammates cutting across age groups.

“Yes, it was Vaibhav himself. But it’s very good to have him in the team because, you know, he is more than just a very good player. “(He is a) very nice boy who looks after each and every person in the team, be it a junior player or a senior,” said Kishan.

Kishan then referred to Sooryavanshi as a senior member of the group and corrected himself. “Actually you’re the junior here. Sorry sorry! Kishan laughed.

Meanwhile, reviews were not the only thing about Sooryavanshi. He scored 92 in the semi-final against Central Zone and hit 44 off 37 balls in the final. Kishan said the teenager’s recent performances were just the start and expects him to continue developing.

“Hopefully he turns into something even more dangerous than what he is today. I can’t see this being his first or last [such performance]”. "I think he’s going to play a lot more games like this and he’s going to keep playing the way he’s playing right now," he said.