Will the career drown after Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s brilliant start? The career of these 3 players has been ruined under the leadership of Rahul Dravid!
14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is making the most headlines in IPL 2025, has shocked everyone with his brilliant performance. He has set a new record as the youngest batsman to score a century in the history of the tournament. From cricket giants to fans, all have started telling them the future ‘Chris Gayle’ and ‘Brian Lara’. But in the meantime, serious questions about his career are also arising.
The extraordinary success of Vaibhav Suryavanshi may have made him a star, but such a huge identity and pressure at this age can be overshadowed by his future. This is the reason why former captain of the Indian cricket team and current coach Rahul Dravid has emphasized the need to be publicly cautious.
Warning for Vaibhav Suryavanshi out of Dravid’s past
Actually, this is not the first time that a young cricketer has achieved a big achievement at an early age and later his career has gone to the slope. Even before Dravid’s coach or captain, three young players emerged very fast, but they could not prove themselves at the international level. For this reason, questions are also being raised about the future of Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Manish Pandey’s bright star faded again
During the IPL in 2009, Manish Pandey scored a century while playing for RCB under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid at the age of 19. He became the first Indian to score a century in the IPL and came to be the star of the future. But after this his performance did not remain stable. Manish scored 3869 runs in 172 IPL matches, but could not live up to expectations due to an average of 29 and a strike rate of 121. His journey in Team India was also limited – 29 ODIs and 39 T20 matches, could not get a place in Test cricket.
Srivats Goswami did not get international break
In 2008, wicketkeeper-batsman Srivats Goswami, who made her debut for RCB, became the first Emerging Player of the season of the IPL. At that time he was only 19 years old and he played under the captaincy of Dravid. Although he continued cricket at the domestic level, he never got a chance in India’s national team. The story of Vaibhav Suryavanshi is similar.
Prithvi Shaw could not repeat initial success
Prithvi Shaw, who won the Under-19 World Cup 2018, was called ‘next Sachin’. The coach of that team was Rahul Dravid. Initially Shaw made a fast recognition and achieved IPL contracts in crores. But due to continuous flop performance, he remained unsold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. His journey in international cricket has also stopped, so far only 5 Tests, 6 ODIs and 1 T20 have been played.
