Bengaluru, March 29 -- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) head coach Daniel Vettori heaped praise on young spinner Harsh Dubey, calling him a "real asset" for the franchise this season, even as the team endured a tough start to their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday.

Dubey, a left-arm spinner, impressed with his composure on a challenging surface and picked up a key wicket, dismissing Devdutt Padikkal after the batter's quickfire 61 off 26 balls had put SRH under severe pressure.

"For this last year or so, he's been incredible in red- and white-ball cricket," Vettori said, as per ESPNcricinfo. "We were fortunate that we picked him up [at] the back end of last year because he probably could...