'Goal is to win IPL trophy': Vaibhav Sooryavanshi targets Rajasthan Royals glory

U-19 World Cup sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who archetypal made headlines astatine 14, is present turning his absorption to the Indian Premier League, aiming to present a title-winning play for Rajasthan Royals.Sooryavanshi near fans successful awe during IPL 2025 arsenic the youngest centurion successful the tournament, and earlier this year, helium powered India to their sixth U-19 World Cup successful Harare with a blistering 175 disconnected 80 balls successful the last against England.Speaking connected the sidelines of the BCCI Naman Awards, the young batter said his precedence is clear: “The extremity this IPL play is to triumph the trophy for the team, arsenic it is simply a precise important thing. I privation to bash well, and my show volition assistance the full team.

This is my extremity — to lend to RR's wins and triumph the trophy for the franchise.”Sooryavanshi besides expressed his delight astatine reuniting with his U-19 teammates during the awards ceremony. “It feels truly nice. Won a trophy arsenic good for India astatine the World Cup. Because of this grant ceremony, feeling bully to conscionable my teammates and coaches again here,” helium said.The Bihar-born youngster made past arsenic the youngest IPL signing erstwhile Rajasthan Royals secured him successful 2024, aged conscionable 13, for Rs 1.1 crore.

Reflecting connected those aboriginal days, Sooryavanshi said: “When I made my home debut, RR had been keeping an oculus connected maine during my home and Under-19 games. Their scouting squad had been keeping an oculus connected maine for a agelong time. I felt that I could spell to RR due to the fact that my proceedings with them had gone precise well.

I americium blessed to beryllium with RR, arsenic I person improved a batch excessively successful my beingness portion playing for them.”He besides credited learning from the team’s seniors and the legendary Rahul Dravid during his archetypal IPL experience. “For immoderate youngster, the archetypal IPL campy is ever absorbing and it was the aforesaid for maine too. Rahul (Dravid) sir was determination astatine that time, truthful I got to larn a batch from him. There were a batch of elder players successful the team, and I had a bully learning acquisition from them during the archetypal campy arsenic good arsenic the archetypal IPL,” helium said.With the IPL 2026 play approaching, each eyes volition beryllium connected Sooryavanshi arsenic helium seeks to crook his prodigious endowment into franchise glory.