{"id":740544,"date":"2026-06-16T17:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/740544\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:00:23","slug":"watch-indian-prodigys-ugly-incident-as-send-off-sparks-heated-confrontation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/740544\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Indian prodigy\u2019s ugly incident as send-off sparks heated confrontation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew his fuse in an India A game in Sri Lanka and pushed an opposition player after a heated on-field exchange. <\/p>\n<p>The spotlight has been on Sooryavanshi since his batting heroics in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) won him a place in India\u2019s senior men\u2019s team for their T20 tour of Ireland and England. <\/p>\n<p>But he made headlines for all the wrong reasons after he and a Sri Lanka A player confronted each other, following India\u2019s narrow defeat in a Super Over in Dambulla on Monday. <\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Watch every ball of Australia vs Bangladesh Test Series live and ad-break free during play with Fox Cricket on Kayo | <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/cricket?extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkcricket-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-cri-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka\u2019s Vishen Halambage exchanged words with departing Indian batters before Sooryavanshi responded and shoved him, according to Indian media and broadcast footage. <\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka A wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella stepped in to calm tempers and separated the two players.<\/p>\n<p>The teams exchanged handshakes, but TV images showed Sooryavanshi visibly upset. The left-handed opener capped off a stunning IPL 2026 season for Rajasthan Royals, where he amassed 776 runs to finish as the tournament\u2019s leading run scorer. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\u2018It\u2019s become clear\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/cricket\/cricket-2026-england-vs-new-zealand-kane-williamson-retires-from-international-cricket-before-second-test-news-stats-reaction\/news-story\/1f191795f063eebaaf9df71d752a7d9b\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Retirement bombshell as cricket legend quits mid Test series<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/cricket\/england-considers-alcohol-ban-as-cricket-boss-fumes-at-latest-nightclub-incident\/news-story\/3bb835f9be90e69a30ab0ea0c27fd71b\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\ufeffEngland flags hard line booze ban as fuming cricket boss leaves sacking Stokes on table<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ufeff\u2018Utterly foolish\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/cricket\/cricket-2026-ben-stokes-gus-atkinson-nightclub-incident-with-rugby-player-can-stokes-stay-as-england-captain-reaction-latest-news\/news-story\/69b349cb69708531332f5d7f1e7a9889\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Why Stokes looks gone&#8230; and ugly truth Poms can\u2019t deny after nightclub stink<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The young IPL star was involved in a push-and-shove.Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n<p>He struck one century and five half-centuries during the season to pick up the Orange Cap for the leading run-getter.<\/p>\n<p>He also bagged the IPL\u2019s most valuable player and emerging player prizes. He is line to become India\u2019s youngest player, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, the batting great who made his Test debut aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989. <\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s senior team will play Ireland on June 26 and 28 in Belfast. 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