Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Smashing bowlers, tonking pacers and spinners for big sixes and dismantling their economy rates seems to be routine for young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. A year after becoming the youngest to score an IPL century, Sooryavanshi is back in the limelight. In the Rajasthan Royals IPL 2026 opener, the 15-year-old went up against the likes of Matt Henry and Noor Ahmad in a stunning show.The teenager smashed a 15-ball half-century to seal an emphatic victory for Rajasthan Royals over Chennai Super Kings on Monday.A year after becoming the youngest IPL centurion, Sooryavanshi dominated again, scoring a breathtaking 15-ball fifty against five-time champions CSK to power Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket victory.Sooryavanshi hit two sixes off Henry and Ahmad, his remarkable knock being six more than Henry.
Watch
KKR Depart from Mumbai after losing to Mumbai Indians After the match, when the Rajasthan Royals team boarded the bus, a video surfaced in which Sooryavanshi revealed that he had eaten ‘Rajbhog’ (sweets) before going out to bat against CSK.Rajasthan Royals keeper Dhruv Jurel teased him saying “Well played youngster, again very well played”.Sooryavanshi said, “Today Rajbhog ate sweets in the match.”Both the cricketers then burst into laughter.“Sooryavanshi is too good not to play for India”Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin praised Sooryavanshi after his breathtaking knock. Amid growing calls for his inclusion in the Indian senior set-up, Ashwin advised patience.Urging restraint in handling the 15-year-old prodigy, Ashwin warned against hasty progress.“Don’t give him that target. He’s not even a man, he’s a kid. If MS Dhoni plays till 45 (44) and if Sooryavanshi plays till 40, he’s got two-and-a-half decades left in cricket. Leave him alone, he’ll come on his own when the time is right. He’s too good not to play for India. Why will he end up playing? We’ll have to wait eventually. When we have to wait. in a hurry?” Ashwin said while speaking on his YouTube channel.
Vote
Should young players like Sooryavanshi play a vital role in their teams?
“He was 15, so he scored 15-ball 50s, he’s showing his age. I mean, what kind of player is he? What kind of speed does he have on the bat? CSK had no answer against him, he looked like a flat, deflated unit on the field. RR put in such a dominant performance that he said, ‘Look at us, we’re a strong team in this competition too.’
