Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) The former England fast bowler praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his explosive performances in IPL 2026 while reflecting on Rajasthan Royals’ bold decision to sign him. He added that if Sooryavanshi enters the auction, he could fetch a significantly higher price. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been in sensational form since his IPL debut in 2025. He bought Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, a move that was initially questioned by many. However, the teenage prodigy silenced all critics with his performances. After scoring a century in his debut season, Sooryavanshi raised his game further in IPL 2026. His scores this season were: 52, 31, 39, 78, 0, 46, 8, 103 and 43, which is remarkable for consistency and explosiveness.He currently tops the run-scoring chart with 400 runs in nine innings at an average of 44.44 at a staggering strike rate of 238.09 and became the first player to cross the 400-run mark in IPL 2026.Stuart Broad‘s to accept the bold call of RRFormer England fast bowler Stuart Broad praised Rajasthan Royals’ scouting system as he pondered the bold decision to sign such a young player.“Fair play to the scouting system or the Rajasthan Royals academy – whatever they did. I remember when they signed him in the auction – he was 14, maybe even 13 – and I thought it was a bit strange that the best domestic cricket would bring in someone so young. That’s a lot of pressure just to have him around the team for three years.” A 10-year deal, if he gets the chance he might go to Mumbai Indians or something,” Broad told former England team-mate Jos Buttler on the For the Love of Cricket podcast.“I mean, to be fair, when he gets into the next player retention, he can go to the auction if he wants to, ‘you’ve got to give me some numbers,'” he added.
