Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had Justin Langer do something he had only done once before

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with Justin Langer (Image: X) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the headliner of IPL 2026, regularly breaking records and garnering praise from the entire cricketing fraternity. Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer made a candid confession about the teenager. After a match between Sooryavanshi’s Rajasthan Royals and LSG, Langer asked the youngster for a selfie.During the IPL 2026 season, 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi completely took the tournament by storm and rewrote the record books for Rajasthan Royals. The dynamic left-handed opener has established himself as the major breakout star of the year, combining unprecedented hitting with an amazing strike rate.

IPL 2026 Season Stats

After his remarkable knock in the Eliminator, Sooryavanshi climbed to the top of the Orange Cap standings. In 15 matches, he led the way with 680 runs at a strike rate of 242.85. Regarding the youngster, Langer wrote in his LinkedIn post:“Last week I did something I’ve only done twice in my life. I asked another athlete for a selfie. The first was for my childhood AFL hero, South Fremantle’s Stephen Michael, at Optus Stadium a few years ago. The second was a 15-year-old boy from a village in Bihar.”“Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has just smashed my Lucknow Super Giants to all parts of the country. He has hit 53 sixes this IPL season, second most by any batsman in any T20 tournament in history behind only Chris Gayle. He is the youngest centurion in men’s T20 cricket. He is 15.”“After 35 years in the game, I just can’t believe the way the kid plays. He’s unlike anything I’ve seen before. He did it again last night in the playoff final. It made me think about talent, the word we use the most and understand the least.”

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Record milestones in 2026

Sooryavanshi’s campaign is widely regarded as one of the most devastating single seasons in T20 history:The Sixes King: He has smashed 65 sixes this season, surpassing Chris Gayle’s long-standing record of 59 in 2012.Uncapped Run Landmark: His 680 runs are the most by an uncapped batter in an IPL season, surpassing teammate Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 625 in 2023.Powerplay Tyrant: He scored a record 490 runs (over 1–6) in the power play, surpassing David Warner’s 2016 score of 467.Elite 600+ Club: He became the first cricketer to score more than 600 runs in a major men’s T20 tournament with a strike rate of over 200.Centuries and dismissals: He smashed the fastest IPL 2026 hundred (36 balls) against SRH and followed it up with a stunning 29-ball 97 in the Eliminator.