Sandeep Sarkar, Kolkata: Rajasthan Royals’ practice is going on in full swing at Eden Gardens on Friday afternoon. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was going to change clothes in the dressing room after batting twice in the net. 15-20 cricket lovers started shouting from the gallery of Club House Lagoa L block. Glory… Glory.

Hearing the call, the young wonder of world cricket went towards the gallery. There were a bunch of small fans. Vaibhav gifted two of them. Little fans are excited to get it. The fascination of heroism is in their eyes.

What gave glory? Khushi’s mercury was palpable when she went to the L block gallery and asked questions. Devraj Kumar hails from Samsipur in Bihar. 11 years old. Devraj’s father works in Maidan, Kolkata, as a field worker. He was gifted a Rajasthan Royals jersey by Dhruv Jharal. But only glory is in the mind of Devaraj. Said, ‘Vaibhav Suryavanshi gave me a glove.’ do you play cricket Devaraj said, ‘Play. And love to watch Vaibhav Bhai’s game. Whenever Vaibhav Bhaiyar is played on TV, I watch it.’

But Vaibhav himself was very happy to see the little fan, the name of the fan of Footfoote Chehra is Abbas Amed. The jersey of Rajasthan is worn over the dress. Abbas said, ‘When Vaibhav Bhai called us, I fell behind in the crowd. Vaibhav brother called me. He said, that boy called me earlier. Then gave me gloves. He wanted to know whether I play cricket or not.

Abbas studied in class five. House is in Kamarhati. Khude Abbas is a fan of Vaibhav. Came to Eden with his grandfathers. What do you like the most about Vaibhav? Khud’s brilliant reply, ‘The way he hits a six. I like to see four-sixes of my great brother.’

Time will tell whether the flamboyance that has so much interest will be able to storm the four-sixes at Eden on Sunday. However, the shock of getting out on the first ball against Sunrisers Hyderabad will put some pressure on him. He also got out five times while batting in the nets at Eden on Friday. The left-handed star was not seen in his familiar mood. But several big shots are also played during range hitting on the pitch next to the main wicket. Ball flies in the gallery too.

Cricket lovers in Kolkata started waiting to see the storm on Sunday.