Virender Sehwag was impressed with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the teenager dismantled Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s bowling department with ease on Friday. The RR opener smacked 78 runs off 26 balls, including eight fours and seven sixes, striking at 300.0. The 15-year-old has continued on his sensational form into IPL 2026, and this season, he has gone a notch higher.
Taking to X, former India cricketer Sehwag expressed his excitement for Sooryavanshi, noting that ‘sky is the limit’ for him.
It was an utterly dominant performance from Sooryavanshi, as Rajasthan Royals won by six wickets, also keeping their unbeaten run intact. RR are currently on top of the table with four wins in four games.
Chasing 202 runs, RR cruised to 201/8 in 20 overs. Other than Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel at No. 3 was also in hot form, registering an unbeaten knock of 78* runs off 26 balls, packed with eight fours and seven sixes.
Initially, Rajat Patidar’s 40-ball 63 took RCB to 201/8 in 20 overs. For RR, Jofra Archer, Ravindra Jadeja and Brijesh Sharma took two-wicket hauls.
Sooryavanshi is also in pole position in the Orange Cap race with 200 runs in four matches, averaging 50.00 and striking at 266.66. The RR opener has also registered two half-centuries.
Speaking after the match, Sooryavanshi opened up about his ongoing campaign and his lack of fear against star veteran pacers. “At the back of the mind it stays that who is bowling, but I was trying to play the ball, not look at the bowler, and play the ball according to what it is, play my game.”
Speaking about his attacking approach while batting, he said, “I just try to do what I do in practice, do the same, don’t try anything extra and back my natural game.”
Meanwhile, RR skipper Riyan Parag was impressed with Sooryavanshi’s performance. “I think everyone loves him. Everyone loves having him around. He likes eating stuff. He likes going out and stuff like that. So we make sure we make that available for him. And he’s a 16-year-old kid, 15-year-old, whatever it is. Yeah, doing kiddish things. And he’s happy with that. He likes a lot of batting. So we make sure that is presented to him. And if he keeps on batting like that, I think whatever he wants.”
