‘They might die’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi terrifies bowlers, called ‘Baby Hulk’

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who turned 15 today, is already being counted among the astir destructive hitters successful Indian cricket and the Indian Premier League. His stunning 35-ball period successful past season’s tourney was conscionable the beginning, arsenic helium has continued to nutrient large runs and impactful innings crossed levels implicit the past year. Sooryavanshi’s accelerated emergence saw him marque his India A debut towards the extremity of 2025, featuring successful the ACC Rising Stars Asia Cup nether the enactment of Jitesh Sharma. The tourney provided him aboriginal vulnerability to a elder dressing room, allowing him to interact with players connected the fringes of the nationalist broadside and further underlining his immense potential. Speaking connected Ranveer Allahbadia’s podcast, Jitesh shared insights into the youngster’s travel and the enslaved they developed, some during their India A stint and from Sooryavanshi’s clip astatine the Rajasthan Royals academy adjacent Nagpur.

“Today helium told me, bhaiya if you accidental thing astir maine past ticker out,” joked Jitesh. “Very cute boy. He utilized to travel to Talegaon for practice, wherever RR’s academy is. That’s wherever I got to cognize him, past we went to play successful Qatar, wherever I was captain, truthful that’s wherever we made our bond.” When asked astir the root of Sooryavanshi’s singular hitting power, Jitesh pointed to his earthy strength, peculiarly his wrists. “It’s each earthy power, he’s precise strong. His wrists are bigger than my wrists – I gave him my ticker to deterioration and it was choky for him,” helium said, highlighting the carnal attributes down the youngster’s explosive batting.

“Chhota Hulk hai woh (he’s babe Hulk),” Jitesh added, drafting a examination to the iconic Marvel character. The statement fits, considering Sooryavanshi smashed 11 sixes during his IPL 100 and has consistently relied connected large hitting to predominate bowlers. Jitesh besides revealed the fearfulness origin the youngster has already created among bowlers successful the nets. “He swings his bat truthful hard that the bowler is acrophobic that if helium hits it straight, helium mightiness die.

RR’s nets bowlers, I cognize them, they accidental that they don’t transportation the shot up due to the fact that helium tin deed it consecutive back. So they vessel abbreviated balls to person him deed it distant from them,” helium explained. With Sanju Samson nary longer successful the setup, Sooryavanshi is acceptable to instrumentality up a regular relation astatine the apical of the bid for

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Royals. He volition beryllium portion of a youthful batting portion featuring Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper

Riyan Parag

, some of whom recognize the pressures of performing aboriginal successful their careers. “He’s created that fear. He’s similar Nicholas Pooran, lefty-lefty, precise hard hitter. You person the fearfulness that helium tin deed you,” said Jitesh, comparing him to Nicholas Pooran. “And Nicholas besides listens to Hindi songs,” helium added humorously. Turning 15 conscionable a time earlier IPL 2026 begins, Sooryavanshi heads into his 2nd play with monolithic expectations. Oppositions are apt to travel prepared with circumstantial plans, targeting him with abbreviated balls, slower deliveries and wider lines. How the young batter from Bihar adapts to these challenges could signifier the interaction helium makes successful the upcoming season.