The heart-wrenching video of the junior cricket star Vaibhav Suryavanshi practising amid the COVID-19 quarantine went viral on social media, and soon people everywhere were cheering him and supporting him emotionally.
Vaibhav reportedly trained hard from the age of nine to play cricket and became one of the most talked-about young players in Indian cricket. This viral video represents what he stands for in terms of dedication, sacrifice, discipline, love, and passion, and their followers adore that this is a young player with dedication to the game.
We watch young Vaibhav swinging bats in a video online, albeit in one where he appears quite focused, considering the challenging environment imposed by the lockdown that was put in place. In school, in playgrounds, in cricket academies and on cricket grounds during the pandemic, the developing cricket star flourished.
The video quickly spread widely on social media platforms, after virality grew in India following the player’s breakthrough in competitive cricket. Some supporters were calling it evidence that hard work never goes unnoticed, and others' stories of his family and coaches encouraging him to pursue his dreams through bad times.
Cricket fans could connect with those stories they had, who witnessed in the video the unacknowledged hard work that put an easy victory (whatever it looked like, however humble, be it a tough or humble) within the reach of the unimaginable in mind.
So yes, we should celebrate how many huge scores and match-winning moments fans celebrate, those enormous scores and match-winners; we just can’t ignore the preparation of years, of the years, the years of efforts and devotion that have taken place for this game to develop the player in Vaibhav for whom we so desire a lifetime of glory.
Practice video of 9 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi during the lockdown.
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Years of sacrifice, hard work, consistency, and passion have truly paid off. ❤️👌🏻 pic.twitter.com/K2FApiqvRJ
This year, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has appeared here as one of the newest stars in Indian cricket, with swagger and aggression in his batting. His bravery, combined with the fact that he’s young and as mature as anyone, and that he takes the big shot down in a snap, has made him an early and revered presence in our premier professional landscape in India.
His confidence, bravery and assault are regarded as the same as some of the major stars of India today playing this game right up to their very hearts in their guts. What makes Vaibhav’s journey so all the more amazing is it's about how he built a very different destiny and life from the start with the amazing drive and passion that he showed. Other children were locked in while he trained for hours every day.
Discipline at a young age, according to teachers and cricket supporters, can mean the difference between becoming a star and the next crop. The video illustrating the practice going viral is proof that you can get it if you put in the time and daily grind to achieve big things. Vaibhav’s parents, as well as family members who nurtured him as a boy in the community of social media fans, also know him personally.
Supporters have argued that in every young athlete's case, each young sports star lives and breathes in an entire family that works every day for all the jobs they have. No time, money, comfort or security to nourish the dream. The video shows how there's an emotional element behind these sports stories, based on conflict and hard work, to tell their stories to their audience.
For many young cricketers and many young people like Vaibhav, the work ethic, with the hard work no matter how difficult and the ability to consistently push through the obstacles, is a big motivator to reach the highest level. Cricket fans say that pursuing the same love and relentless efforts will make Vaibhav a star in Indian cricket.
That age-old lockdown video is going to affect people; modern people not only marvel a lot at what Vaibhav Suryavanshi has to offer today, but a lot appreciate what people have given up over a period of time and the amount of energy taken into it in order for it to happen. The clip is a reminder that we rarely earn instant success, only the effort of innumerable hidden hours of work from hours of the invisible.
