Every former star has supported Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the young player who has created a stir in cricket in recent times; However, when the former Indian captain was asked about what he thinks about the young RR batsman, he had a strong opinion.
Rajasthan Royals have dominated with the bat in this edition of the IPL, and what is surprising is that the one leading the charge is the youngest cricketer in this edition of the competition. Since making his IPL debut at the age of just 14, he has been outshining many key players in the race to dominate the opposition.
At the age of just 15, this young player has played 28 T20 matches and has scored 1100+ runs in the shortest format of the game with a tremendous strike rate of 215.39. He may not be a batsman of the best quality, but his ball-striking ability has brought him into the limelight early in his career.
While every major player has given his views about the Indian youngster who is dominating T20 cricket and how he should be supported in the senior men’s team, as well as drawing comparisons with the great Sachin Tendulkar, former Indian captain Kapil Dev has avoided any such big statements.
When asked about his opinion on the RR youngster, the 1983 World Cup-winning captain said he was not in the right position to make such comments; Some of the better ones have more knowledge about the game, for which they even took names of their former teammates.
“I don’t know because I haven’t seen it. I’m like you guys. Whatever you put on TV, I watch it and try to make sense of it. I watch cricket on TV at home and then it’s not right to judge,” he said.
The 1983 World Cup winner said, “People who talk and look at everyone are better. Like Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri or Harsha Bhogle, they can understand more than me.”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has overtaken Virat Kohli in the list of run-scorers in IPL 2026.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is taking world cricket by storm after coming into the limelight for the first time after his century against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025. After scoring an IPL century at the age of 14, he had already become a sensation.
With a record score of 175 runs in the U19 World Cup final, Vaibhav Suryavanshi enters the IPL with some promising innings in his mind. He scored one of the fastest half-centuries in the history of IPL for Rajasthan Royals in the very first match against Chennai Super Kings.
After playing 10 matches this season, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made more than 235 dismissals and scored 404 runs, leaving Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan behind in the race for the Orange Cap.
Rajasthan Royals eyeing second title in IPL 2026; Can Suryavanshi become the youngest IPL winner at the age of 15?
Under the leadership of their new captain, Riyan Parag, the Royals have learned to bounce back and have won four matches at the beginning of the season despite the inexperience in their lineup, with Ravindra Jadeja being the only experienced batsman.
However, due to their recent hold on the top 4 spot, Rajasthan Royals are likely to seal their spot in the playoffs and go on to play their third final in all these years in the IPL. Last time he played the final in 2022 under the captaincy of Samson.
Looking for their second title in the IPL in the last 18 seasons, if they win the title this time, Bihar batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be the youngest IPL winner at just 15 years of age.
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