{"id":217780,"date":"2026-08-23T12:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=217780"},"modified":"2026-08-23T12:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T07:24:48","slug":"vaibhav-suryavanshi-fails-on-duleep-trophy-debut-stumbles-in-new-red-ball-leadership-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/vaibhav-suryavanshi-fails-on-duleep-trophy-debut-stumbles-in-new-red-ball-leadership-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaibhav Suryavanshi Fails on Duleep Trophy Debut; Stumbles in New Red-Ball Leadership Role"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After impressing in the IPL and age-group cricket, 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi was handed the vice-captaincy for the East Zone in the Duleep Trophy. 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