During the Duleep Trophy final, South Zone captain Tilak Varma appeared to sledge 15-year-old East Zone batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, asking, 'Kya yaar ye vice-captain?'; the brief exchange later showed them laughing and went viral. Sooryavanshi fell for 44 to Chama V Milind. Fans debated the interaction, noting the teenager's record semi-final where he became the youngest half-century scorer and hit 92 in one innings.
