Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wrote his title into the historical past books by turning into the youngest IPL centurion – simply 9 days after his file‑breaking debut as a 14‑yr‑previous in 2025.
Now 15, India’s newest cricketing prodigy has continued his exceptional trajectory, fuelling requires him to be unleashed on the worldwide stage.
Sooryavanshi lit up his debut IPL season with a 35‑ball hundred as a 14‑yr‑previous, and he has confirmed to be something however a flash within the pan within the 2026 version, showcasing a staggering capacity to thrive on the most important levels with the Rajasthan Royals.
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Sooryavanshi continued to interrupt data after scoring one other IPL century for the Rajasthan Royals
He turned the youngest participant, and the quickest by balls confronted, to finish 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket as he smashed a 36-ball century in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday.
Sooryavanshi hit 12 sixes and 5 boundaries as he accomplished his second century within the IPL, shortly after reaching 1,000 runs in T20 cricket, having confronted simply 473 balls in the format.
The earlier file was held by Australia’s Mitchell Owen, who accomplished 1,000 runs in 533 balls.
The century was the third quickest in IPL historical past, after Chris Gayle’s 30-ball ton in 2013 and Sooryavanshi’s personal 35-ball hundred final yr.
“There wasn’t much thinking, I just played according to the ball. The wicket felt good, so I backed my game,” mentioned Sooryavanshi, who had hit 4 sixes within the first over.
“I think about which bowlers are in the opposition, what shots I can play against them, I try to visualise all of that.” {The teenager}, who has but to make his senior debut for India, has been in scorching type this season, having earlier scored two 15-ball fifties in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
‘My new favorite participant’
Pat Cummins hailed teenage sensation Sooryavanshi
Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins praised the Royals’ batting prodigy, calling him his new “favourite player”.
“I think he’s my new favourite player,” a smiling Cummins mentioned of the teenaged opener. “He’s hits the ball so hard. It’s great to watch, it’s good fun. You got to be right on the money as a bowler.”
“He’s had a great start to his career and I love the way he plays. It takes the game on.”
‘Cricket shouldn’t be as simple as he is taking part in’
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Sooryavanshi smashed 78 off solely 26 balls because the Royals confronted the Royal Challengers Bengaluru
“We just cannot believe how someone can hit like that. He is a great talent and we feel good that he is in our team,” mentioned India and Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper‑batter Dhruv Jurel.
“When you go in, and Vaibhav is smashing every ball, you tend to think nothing is happening on the wicket. Cricket is not as easy as he’s playing.”
With would‑be worldwide crew‑mates like Jurel waxing lyrical about his capacity, it begs one pertinent query.
How lengthy can India ignore Sooryavanshi?
India have a humiliation of riches on the subject of rising expertise, and with their T20 aspect newly-crowned World Cup winners, it stays to be seen whether or not selectors see match to tinker with a successful components.
However from time to time a participant so particular arrives that they merely can’t be ignored.
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When he was 14, Sooryavanshi smashed 175 off simply 80 balls as India dominated England within the Underneath-19 Males’s Cricket World Cup last
Sachin Tendulkar. Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma. Shubman Gill. Yashasvi Jaiswal. Sooryavanshi seems to be lower from that fabric.
A sensational 175 fired India to a 100-run victory over England – and a file sixth title – in February’s U19 World Cup last in Harare, as he as soon as once more proved he lower it in opposition to the perfect.
Sooryavanshi bow on British Isles?
A stacked summer season of white‑ball fixtures presents ample alternative for him to make his worldwide bow.
If calls at hand the 15‑yr‑previous a debut within the upcoming multi‑format sequence in opposition to Afghanistan go unanswered, his breakthrough may come within the British Isles, with India dealing with Eire and England throughout seven T20Is and three ODIs in June and July.
Whether or not it comes this summer season or not, it appears solely a matter of time earlier than Sooryavanshi will get the decision from India. The world of cricket has been placed on discover.
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Rob Jones talks us by way of the profession of the Indian sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who at solely 15 years previous is taking the cricket world by storm
India males cricket fixtures 2026
All occasions UK and Eire 🕰️
Residence to Afghanistan (multi-format) – June
- One-off Take a look at (Saturday June 6) – New Chandigarh (5am)
- First ODI (Sunday June 14) – Dharamsala (9am)
- Second ODI (Wednesday June 17) – Lucknow (9am)
- Third ODI (Saturday June 20) – Chennai (9am)
Away to Eire (white-ball cricket) – June
- First T20I (Friday June 26) – Stormont, Belfast (10am)
- Second T20I (Sunday June 28) – Stormont, Belfast (10am)
Away to England (white-ball cricket) – July
- First T20I (Wednesday July 1) – Chester-le-Avenue, Durham (5.30pm)
- Second T20I (Saturday July 4) – Outdated Trafford, Manchester (2.30pm)
- Third T20I (Tuesday July 7) – Trent Bridge, Nottingham (5.30pm)
- Fourth T20I (Thursday July 9) – Seat Distinctive Stadium, Bristol (5.30pm)
- Fifth T20I (Saturday July 11) – Utilita Bowl, Southampton (2.30pm)
- First ODI (Tuesday July 14) – Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am)
- Second ODI (Thursday July 16) – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1pm)
- Third ODI (Sunday July 19) – Lord’s, London (11am)
