Big IPL warning for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: 'All bowlers will be ready'

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals statesman their IPL 2026 run against Chennai Super Kings connected March 30 astatine the Barsapara Cricket Stadium successful Guwahati, with the spotlight firmly connected 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.Renowned for his assertive strokeplay, Sooryavanshi has already piled up records crossed formats. He heads into IPL 2026 connected the backmost of a stunning 175 successful the Under-19 World Cup final, an innings that powered India to the title. He was the second-highest run-scorer with 439 runs successful 7 matches successful the Under-19 World Cup, averaging 62.71 astatine a onslaught complaint of 169.49, including a period and 3 fifties. He besides smashed a grounds 30 sixes — the astir successful the tournament’s history.

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, erstwhile India all-rounder Irfan Pathan said the play volition beryllium an important learning signifier for the young batter, particularly with absorption teams intimately studying his game.Speaking connected JioStar’s IPL show, Pathan explained that aft succeeding crossed formats, Sooryavanshi present faces a caller situation arsenic rivals person taken enactment of some his strengths and imaginable weaknesses.“This play of the IPL for Vaibhav Suryavanshi volition beryllium a learning one.

He played successful the tourney past year, helium has played home cricket and helium is playing cricket successful each formats everywhere.He played successful the Under-19 World Cup, helium has taken portion successful the Ranji Trophy with Bihar, and helium has scored runs everywhere," Pathan said.“In white-ball cricket and red-ball cricket, everyone is taking enactment of him. Bowlers are doing the same. Since helium has played truthful overmuch cricket since his IPL debut past year, different players are watching his videos and analysing his weaknesses," helium added.Pathan emphasised that the 14-year-old left-hander indispensable proceed evolving his crippled and addressing areas of improvement. He added that Sooryavanshi’s caller dominance crossed formats volition support his assurance precocious arsenic helium looks to marque a statement.“He has slammed centuries with easiness successful each forms of cricket. When you bash that consistently, not conscionable successful IPL but successful home cricket, Under-19 cricket and emerging matches, your assurance keeps going higher," Pathan said.“This IPL season, each bowlers volition beryllium acceptable with their strategies, and Vaibhav volition beryllium looking to beryllium a point. He tin bash that by slamming different 100 successful the IPL. When helium scores runs consistently this season, that is erstwhile we tin accidental Vaibhav Suryavanshi has upgraded his game," helium concluded.