Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, who grabbed headlines for his white-ball performances for Rajasthan Royals in the last IPL and followed it up with a fine showing for India U-19 team in Australia recently, is equally serious about red-ball cricket.

He proved this by reaching the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna to join Bihar’s Ranji Trophy team for a practice session on Monday afternoon barely one hour after landing in the city from Australia. Bihar Ranji team head coach Vinayak Samant was pleasantly surprised to see his young vice-captain turn up for the session. “I did not expect Vaibhav to come for Monday’s practice session. I expected him to take rest, but despite landing in Patna at 1pm, he joined our practice session at 2pm. That’s some amazing and admirable commitment,” former Mumbai wicketkeeper-batter Samant told mid-day over the phone from Patna on Monday.