The IPL season of 2026 has been powerful for the 15-year-old batter competing with world-class players alongside. Vaibhav has taken down some of the best bowlers in world cricket including Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Bhuvneshwar Kumar with his storming performance from the beginning leading his opponents to crawl back.
Sooryavanshi recalls his father's lessons
Sooryavanshi, after knocking elite players of this season, reveals about his batting approach. He claims his batting mindset has been shaped by his father's lessons which he came absorbing since childhood.
Speaking to Jiostar Sooryavanshi said, "Since childhood, my father has always told me that if you score a hundred, a double hundred, or even a triple hundred, but the team does not win because of it, then those runs hold no value. They may only for your personal record, but they do not benefit the team. Cricket, in the end, is a team game. So, if I score 80 instead of a hundred and my team wins, and if we still do not win despite me scoring a century, then that 80 means more to me than the hundred."
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"The longer my team stays in the tournament and the deeper we go into the playoffs and finals, the more chances I will get to score hundreds and achieve whatever records I want to break. So, it benefits both me personally and the team as well," he added.
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Sooryavanshi hauls RR to final
After the match of Qualifier 2 against SRH, Vaibhav as well as his team are focused on the striking performance that carried them to the finals of this season.
Taking to Hindustan Times, Vaibhav said, “We are looking to go in with a good mindset and positive intent and continue doing what the whole team has done throughout the tournament. We should continue to enjoy the game, which we always do, not take the pressure of a big match, and back our strengths. As a team and as a unit, we want to reach the finals and hopefully lift the trophy."
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With RR advancing towards finals, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has broke record of several elites of the world cricket. He has locked his eyes for the final match with a hope of leading the team to lift the trophy.
