New Delhi: Rajasthan RoyalsYoung batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi presented a cake to Romi Bhandar, who was celebrating his birthday, on Thursday. Bhandar is the long-time team manager of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. A video posted by Rajasthan Royals on social media, showing Suryavanshi offering cake to Bhandar and encouraging him to take a bite, has gone viral.In the video, Suryavanshi brings a small cake and asks Bhandar to cut it.“Happy birthday sir. Cake to be cut”, says Suryavanshi.When Bhandar replied that he had already cut the cake, the 15-year-old retorted: “Go back, aaj hi kya hai na sir, said tomorrow. Na after 12 o’clock.”Bhandar was also seen scrolling through his smartphone with Suryavanshi in the Rajasthan Royals dugout during their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati.According to PMOA protocol, team managers are allowed to use mobile phones, but not in the dugout, which amounts to an infringement.
Suryavanshi is the highest run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals this season. He has scored 200 runs in five matches at an average of 40.00 and an astonishing strike rate of 263.16.RR’s winning streak is over.Rajasthan Royals’ winning run came to a halt in their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Debutants Praful Hinge and Saqib Hussain shared eight wickets to announce themselves on the big stage as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended Rajasthan Royals’ winning streak with a 53-run win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on April 13.In a fairy tale-like script, Henge from Nagpur became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over. He finished RR’s top order with figures of 4/34. Hailing from Gopalganj in Bihar, Hussain provided the finishing touch with a brilliant 4/24.For Rajasthan Royals, who were reeling at 9/5, a 118-run partnership between Donovan Ferreira (69) and Ravindra Jadeja (45) — the second-highest stand for a sixth wicket or less in IPL history — helped the team avoid disaster. However, they were eventually bowled out for 159 in 19 overs.
