Vaibhav Sooryavanshis meteoric rise in the Indian Premier League 2026 season has turned him into one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the country. The 15-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar, has been in sensational form, and his growing stardom has also brought increased attention off the field. However, amid the hype and endorsement deals, former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull has issued a timely warning.Sooryavanshi first grabbed widespread attention with his explosive knock in the Under-19 World Cup final against England. Since then, his profile has only grown, with multiple endorsements coming his way. While his success has been celebrated, Doull expressed concern about the kind of people surrounding the young batter at such a crucial stage of his career.It is a word of caution. He already is a bit of a superstar. If things carry on, we all hope he will continue to be a superstar, an Indian superstar, in white-ball cricket in particular. It's the people you surround yourself with. He would have had every management company looking for him and trying to find deals for him, Doull said on Cricbuzz.Doull stressed that those managing Sooryavanshi must prioritise his long-term growth rather than financial gains. He pointed out that many management companies tend to focus more on their own profits instead of safeguarding a young players career.Management companies and management people are there to look after you. Too many of them only think about looking out for themselves. How much can I make of this young man? How much can my company make of this young man? That's the biggest issue I have with management companies worldwide, he added.On the field, Sooryavanshi has backed up the hype with remarkable performances. He has already struck two half-centuries in IPL 2026, both coming at a breathtaking pace of just 15 balls. This follows his record-breaking century last season, when he smashed the fastest hundred by an Indian in the tournament, reaching the milestone in just 35 balls against the Gujarat Titans.His first setback this season came on Monday, when he was dismissed for a golden duck by Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge. Despite that blip, his overall impact remains immense.Doull reiterated that the teenager must be cautious about external influences and ensure he is surrounded by people who genuinely care about his development.They all worry about what they can make, not how well I should be looking out for this young man? How much should I be looking out for his career? And not making him do much at this point. The longevity should be there. If you stop performing, they would go be chasing the next bloke because that's what managers do, said Doull.Just be careful who you surround yourself with. If he's got a good family and upbringing, he would be okay. But just watch out for the sharks, he added.Rajasthan Royals suffered their first defeat of the season on Monday, going down to Sunrisers Hyderabad after winning four consecutive matches. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a formidable 216/6, with captain Ishan Kishan leading the charge with a brilliant 91. In response, Rajasthan Royals were bundled out for 159. 130253142Debutant pacer Praful Hinge made an immediate impact, picking up three wickets in his very first over, including the prized scalp of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for a golden duck. Rajasthan found themselves in deep trouble at 9/5 at one stage, before a fighting century partnership between Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja helped them recover somewhat and reach 159.

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Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned their baseball game into a heavyweight slugfest Monday night.Trout's second home run of the game bounced off the back wall behind the Angels bullpen in left-center, giving Los Angeles a two-run lead in the eighth inning on a night when Judge had already homered twice to put the New York Yankees ahead.And there was more drama to come after two three-time MVPs both homered twice in the same game for the first time in 70 years.Trent Grisham hit his second homer of the evening (and season) to tie the score in the ninth. Moments later, Jos Caballero trotted home on Jordan Romano's game-ending wild pitch to give the Yankees a pulsating 11-10 win that stopped a five-game losing streak.It was great. Thats baseball for you, Trout marveled. "Its what fans want, and to be able to see something like that, pretty cool.Only once before had a pair of players already three-time MVPs each homered twice in the same game, according to STATS Perform.After Stan Musial had gone deep twice, Roy Campanella hit a tying, three-run drive in the ninth for his second of the game and Don Zimmer followed with a walk-off single to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 at Ebbets Field on June 21, 1956.Trout nearly hit a third Monday night. He flied out to Cody Bellinger in front of the center-field wall, leaving the bases loaded in the fourth after the Angels tied the score 4-all with four unearned runs following Caballero's error on Trout's leadoff grounder to shortstop.Judge had looked forward to crossing paths with Trout in a Yankee Stadium weight room.I was going to talk some smack to him after the one he hit all the way to the warning track, Judge said, but I didnt get a chance to and then he answers right back with two big homers for him. You put that guy in a clutch situation, a big moment and hes going to show up every single time, so its fun going back and forth with a guy like that, especially in New York and the Bronx.New York had lost five straight after an 8-2 start and had been 0-6 in one-run games.There were seven home runs that traveled a total of 2,846 feet more than half a mile with the Yankees hitting five. Judge's first went 456 feet deep into the left-field bleachers and left the bat at 116.2 mph, the hardest-hit home run of the season. Grisham and Trout each had five RBIs, and Judge had three.Baseball's top four active home run leaders were all in the game. Judge, with 374, moved one ahead of teammate Paul Goldschmidt. New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who leads active players with 454, missed by about a foot with a double off the center-field wall in the fifth. Trout has 408 homers.Trout, 34, won AL MVPs in 2014, '16 and '19 but has struggled with injuries for much of the past five seasons.Hes the greatest of all time. Its been fun to watch his whole career, coming up at such a young age and instantly just putting yourself at the top of the list. It's special," Judge said. Judge, who turns 34 on April 26, won AL MVPs in 2022, 24 and 25.Those are two of the greats, so its really fun to watch, Yankees starter Will Warren said.Judge and Caballero each hit a two-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi for a 4-0 second-inning lead on an unseasonably warm 77-degree night. After Caballeros error led to the unearned runs off Warren, Grisham pinch hit in the fifth and connected for a three-run drive against Shaun Anderson for a 7-4 lead.Trout countered with a three-run homer in the sixth against Jake Bird, who was demoted to Triple-A after the game.Judges homer off Anderson leading off the bottom half gave him 47 multi-homer games, one more than Mickey Mantle and trailing only Babe Ruths 68 among Yankees.To be surrounded by some greats like that, its special, Judge said.Josh Lowe knotted the score at 8 with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly, and Trouts two-run drive in the eighth off Camilo Doval put the Angels ahead 10-8 with his 31st multi-homer game. Judge, watching from right field, shook his head.Every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show," Judge said. "I hate to see it, but its fun competing against a guy like that.Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to start the ninth against Jordan Romano, and Grisham reached down and pulled a slider into the right-field seats as the closer put both hands on his head.Caballero doubled and stole third without a throw. And after Austin Wells walked, Caballero scored when Romano bounced a full-count slider to Ryan McMahon to the backstop on the ninth pitch of the plate appearance.New York had not won a game while allowing double-digit runs since beating Minnesota 14-12 on July 23, 2019.Yankees manager Aaron Boone described his own feelings as tough ... for the belly.Then he switched his thoughts to his players.You get a lead, then you get another lead, and then its gone, he said. "For the guys, maybe it was good to have a game like that where it was a little messy."___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb

Mike Trout and Aaron Judge turned their baseball game into a heavyweight slugfest Monday night.Trout's second home run of the game bounced off the back wall behind the Angels bullpen in left-center, giving Los Angeles a two-run lead in the eighth inning on a night when Judge had already homered twice to put the New York Yankees ahead.And there was more drama to come after two three-time MVPs both homered twice in the same game for the first time in 70 years.Trent Grisham hit his second homer of the evening (and season) to tie the score in the ninth. Moments later, Jos Caballero trotted home on Jordan Romano's game-ending wild pitch to give the Yankees a pulsating 11-10 win that stopped a five-game losing streak.It was great. Thats baseball for you, Trout marveled. "Its what fans want, and to be able to see something like that, pretty cool.Only once before had a pair of players already three-time MVPs each homered twice in the same game, according to STATS Perform.After Stan Musial had gone deep twice, Roy Campanella hit a tying, three-run drive in the ninth for his second of the game and Don Zimmer followed with a walk-off single to lead the Brooklyn Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 at Ebbets Field on June 21, 1956.Trout nearly hit a third Monday night. He flied out to Cody Bellinger in front of the center-field wall, leaving the bases loaded in the fourth after the Angels tied the score 4-all with four unearned runs following Caballero's error on Trout's leadoff grounder to shortstop.Judge had looked forward to crossing paths with Trout in a Yankee Stadium weight room.I was going to talk some smack to him after the one he hit all the way to the warning track, Judge said, but I didnt get a chance to and then he answers right back with two big homers for him. You put that guy in a clutch situation, a big moment and hes going to show up every single time, so its fun going back and forth with a guy like that, especially in New York and the Bronx.New York had lost five straight after an 8-2 start and had been 0-6 in one-run games.There were seven home runs that traveled a total of 2,846 feet more than half a mile with the Yankees hitting five. Judge's first went 456 feet deep into the left-field bleachers and left the bat at 116.2 mph, the hardest-hit home run of the season. Grisham and Trout each had five RBIs, and Judge had three.Baseball's top four active home run leaders were all in the game. Judge, with 374, moved one ahead of teammate Paul Goldschmidt. New York slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who leads active players with 454, missed by about a foot with a double off the center-field wall in the fifth. Trout has 408 homers.Trout, 34, won AL MVPs in 2014, '16 and '19 but has struggled with injuries for much of the past five seasons.Hes the greatest of all time. Its been fun to watch his whole career, coming up at such a young age and instantly just putting yourself at the top of the list. It's special," Judge said. Judge, who turns 34 on April 26, won AL MVPs in 2022, 24 and 25.Those are two of the greats, so its really fun to watch, Yankees starter Will Warren said.Judge and Caballero each hit a two-run homer off Yusei Kikuchi for a 4-0 second-inning lead on an unseasonably warm 77-degree night. After Caballeros error led to the unearned runs off Warren, Grisham pinch hit in the fifth and connected for a three-run drive against Shaun Anderson for a 7-4 lead.Trout countered with a three-run homer in the sixth against Jake Bird, who was demoted to Triple-A after the game.Judges homer off Anderson leading off the bottom half gave him 47 multi-homer games, one more than Mickey Mantle and trailing only Babe Ruths 68 among Yankees.To be surrounded by some greats like that, its special, Judge said.Josh Lowe knotted the score at 8 with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly, and Trouts two-run drive in the eighth off Camilo Doval put the Angels ahead 10-8 with his 31st multi-homer game. Judge, watching from right field, shook his head.Every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show," Judge said. "I hate to see it, but its fun competing against a guy like that.Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled to start the ninth against Jordan Romano, and Grisham reached down and pulled a slider into the right-field seats as the closer put both hands on his head.Caballero doubled and stole third without a throw. And after Austin Wells walked, Caballero scored when Romano bounced a full-count slider to Ryan McMahon to the backstop on the ninth pitch of the plate appearance.New York had not won a game while allowing double-digit runs since beating Minnesota 14-12 on July 23, 2019.Yankees manager Aaron Boone described his own feelings as tough ... for the belly.Then he switched his thoughts to his players.You get a lead, then you get another lead, and then its gone, he said. "For the guys, maybe it was good to have a game like that where it was a little messy."___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb

Rory McIlroy has etched his name into the history books once again, having become just the fourth golfer in history to win the Masters two years in a row.However, his victory has been slightly overshadowed by accusations that he had an 'unfair advantage' heading into the major.McIlroy produced nothing short of sensational golf throughout the four-day tournament, with the 36-year-old narrowly pipping the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young and Justin Rose to glory.Prior to the tournament starting, McIlroy skipped the traditional PGA Tour lead-up events (the Valspar Championship, Houston Open, and Valero Texas Open) to focus entirely on Augusta.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayAs a former Masters champion, he is granted access to the course. This, in the eyes of some, makes things 'unfair'.Fans on social media suggested the golfer had been fortunate, while entirely neglecting the fact that Scheffler - the world No 1 who finished second - enjoys the same perks.ESPN's Stephen A Smith waded in, saying: "Now here's where the twist becomes very, very interesting. I don't know if anybody brought this up, I saw a tweet... there was a reporter there, somebody that quoted Rory admitting he had a quote-unquote 'unfair advantage'."He says here 'this place feels like my home course, I haven't played anywhere else in the last two or three weeks.'"I'm like wait a minute now, were you over there practicing for two, three weeks getting set for The Masters when nobody else got to do that? I don't know how anybody else feels about it."He didn't break any rules, he didn't violate anything, I'm not saying that, please don't get me wrong.'"But what I am saying is, that does give you an advantage - not only familiarity with the course because you've been playing there for years, but you've been there over the past three weeks. That's what he said."And saying that, I mean you have some people that would believe from a gentleman's perspective, that was an unfair advantage."LATEST SPORTS NEWS:Scottie Scheffler makes complaint after Rory McIlroy makes history with Masters triumphShane Warne's son blames 'forced' Covid vaccine for death of cricket iconRory McIlroy denied dream green jacket moment despite Masters triumphHowever, McIlroy himself has denied any 'advantage' and made it clear he was unfazed by the criticism coming his way."I honestly just don't like the three tournaments leading up to this event," he said following his victory.He then added: "The more time I could spend up here, the better."I joked last week and going into this week, this place feels like my home course. I haven't played anywhere else in the last two or three weeks really. I felt prepared in that way. I felt prepared that wherever I hit it on the golf course, I sort of know what to do. I know where to miss."Others have jumped to his defence."Yes, there's a number of rounds that Augusta National will say no to for me to go by myself... That number is probably a little lower for me [than Rory]... [But] I had a chance to do the same but opted against it," said Michael Kim.And former golf star Kevin Kisner stated: "Well, as soon as you get your invitation youre a welcome guest. Obviously, you just have to call and set it up with the pro shop."Ive heard that theyve told you how many times you can come. Like if somebody is coming every week, every day, theyre like alright, bud, youve been here 15 times. Thats enough for this leading up to it."I can guarantee you theyre not going to tell a defending champion, hey, you cant bring your G650 up here on Tuesday morning and leave Tuesday afternoon every day this week."I dont think it really matters. And when Rorys mentioning that, I dont think he means like hes been up there 20 times in the last three weeks."I think he means like, I came up here four times leading up, and one of the days I played over there, he was there. He literally just played 18 holes and had lunch."He did do exactly what he said and who cares how many times he went? Everybody else can go just as much as they want, they just cant beat him."I would look at Rory this week with a B- to a B+ game and still won the Masters."That whole thing, to your point, I dont think it matters at all. I thought it was the dumbest argument Id ever seen in my life. People just dont understand."I probably played (at Augusta) like 10 times a year leading up to the Masters."McIlroy, regardless, is unlikely to care. He's a two-time Masters champion - and that's what, ultimately, matters most. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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