‘I want to break that’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi targets Chris Gayle’s iconic IPL record

NEW DELHI: Teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has acceptable his sights connected 1 of the astir iconic records successful T20 past up of the upcoming Indian Premier League play — the legendary 175-run sound by Chris Gayle.After a sensational 2025 that saw him look arsenic 1 of Indian cricket’s brightest young stars, Sooryavanshi is preparing for different explosive run with Rajasthan Royals successful IPL 2026. The teen had taken the tourney by tempest past twelvemonth by becoming the youngest centurion successful IPL history, earlier continuing his imagination tally with centuries successful England and Australia.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!His singular emergence reached different precocious earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium smashed a stunning 175 successful the last of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to usher India to the title.

Now, the prodigious batter wants to standard different large milestone.Speaking astatine the BCCI Naman Awards successful New Delhi, Sooryavanshi made it wide which grounds helium would astir similar to achieve. Asked to take betwixt hitting six sixes successful an over, scoring the fastest IPL century, oregon surpassing Gayle’s celebrated 175, the youngster didn’t hesitate.“To interruption the 175-run record,” helium said.

Gayle’s blistering 175 for RCB against Pune Warriors India successful IPL 2013 remains the highest idiosyncratic people successful the past of the league — and successful each T20 cricket — much than a decennary later.

However, Sooryavanshi’s main absorption remains helping Rajasthan Royals triumph their 2nd IPL title.“The extremity this IPL play is to triumph the trophy for the team. It is simply a precise important thing. I privation to bash well, and my show volition assistance the full team,” helium said. “My extremity is to lend to RR’s wins and triumph the trophy for the franchise.”Sooryavanshi, who was picked up by the Royals arsenic a 13-year-old successful 2024, credited the franchise for backing his endowment early.“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 tracking maine for a agelong time. My proceedings went precise good and I felt I could spell to RR,” helium said.The youngster besides acknowledged the power of erstwhile India large Rahul Dravid and elder teammates during his aboriginal IPL days.“Rahul sir was determination astatine that time, truthful I got to larn a batch from him. There were a batch of elder players successful the squad and it was a large learning experience,” Sooryavanshi added.