If the opening version of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) paved the best way for the likes of Priyansh Arya, Digvesh Rathi and Vansh Bedi to be picked by IPL franchises, the second season is propelling Tejasvi Dahiya into the highlight as a wicketkeeper-batter of promise.
Tejasvi, a 23-yr-previous who trains beneath famend coach Sanjay Bhardwaj, is among the many match’s prime ten run-getters with 197 in six matches at a strike fee of 172.81. In successive run chases final week for South Delhi Superstarz, the center-order batter demonstrated severe six-hitting prowess in addition to the power to deal with the strain of a climbing asking fee.
He was significantly spectacular in opposition to Outer Delhi Warriors on August 15. Having entered at 23 for 3 whereas pursuing 140 in a rain-curtailed 16 overs-per-aspect conflict, he responded in stirring style with an unbeaten 70 off 33 balls. That 5 of his six sixes got here within the last two overs when 34 runs have been nonetheless required with three wickets in hand was a testomony to his temperament.
“When I started playing, my role model was Virender Sehwag. I was a naturally aggressive batter as a result. Then when I started wicketkeeping, I preferred watching M.S. Dhoni. From him, I learnt that I need to stay aggressive but also take calculated risks,” he mentioned in a media interplay on Tuesday.
On debut for Delhi within the Vijay Hazare Trophy – the home 50-over occasion – final yr, he cracked a 78-ball 114 in opposition to Tripura in Hyderabad.
He caught the attention of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s scouts earlier than this yr’s IPL, and is ready to attend Chennai Super Kings’ trials later this yr. “In the SRH trials, I hit five sixes in an over. My name came up in the accelerated auction, but unfortunately I wasn’t picked.”
If he continues in the identical vein within the DPL, an opportunity within the massive league will not be far-off.
