Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old youngster, has blazed the IPL 2026 stage with his power performance for the Rajasthan Royals. The chaos advances after the confirmation of his inclusion for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England, to play for his nation. The left-handed batter went one step closer to a national call after being included in the India A in an ODI series against Sri Lanka.
The opening batter of RR has already scored more than 500 runs (583) in this IPL season, and is looking forward to the positivity of Qualifier 2 against SRH on Wednesday.
As the spotlights above Sooryavanshi brighten, Arun Dhumal, the IPL chairman, nudges BCCI and RR to handhold the fiery batter, keeping his temperament intact.
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The Times of India quoted Dhumal as saying, “I feel the BCCI and the franchise would need to handhold him in terms of showing him the right way so that his temperament stays intact. Because sport is not only about physical skill, it is also about mental toughness."
The Baby Gayle ANI He further added, "And definitely, we will do our bit to make sure that the kind of skill set he has allows him to perform for India for many, many years to come."
Dhumal's concern about Vaibhav's ups and downs
Dhumal is well concerned about Sooryavanshi's focus, and also about the youngsters' journey through a share of ups and downs. He nudges BCCI to take and increase responsibility to ensure the youngsters' guidance on the right path.
Dhumal further added, “Like any great player, he will also go through ups and downs. That is the uniqueness of sport. He will fail. He will go down. But this is what sport trains you for. You get up and give a better performance in the next game. That is very integral to preparing you for life. Life will never be a one-way street where you only rise."
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"I am sure the boy, given his performances throughout this season and as part of the U-19 team, would have seen many failures. But in the next game, he would have tried to perform even better and help his team win."
Vaibhav's soaring talent snatches glances from officials
In the IPL 2026 season, Sooryavanshi has maintained a strike rate of 232.27 and has hit more sixes (53) than fours (50). He had also coined a century against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the group stage.
"Vaibhav embodies IPL's tagline, which is, 'where talent meets opportunity.' That boy is something else, isn't he?"
“Talent had always been there, but how do they get the opportunity? That opportunity, that platform, has been granted by the IPL,” he concluded.
