The brilliance of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to garner applause from the greatest stalwarts in world cricket with his amazing IPL 2026 season so far.
The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opener is one of the most talked about player of this season and is making all the right noises with his fearlessness and consistency.
The leading run-scorer for Rajasthan Royals is right in the race for the Orange Cap. The youngster has looked unfazed and fearless facing all the great bowlers in world cricket while opening for Rajasthan Royals. His strokeplay coupled with quick scoring has been the star attraction of IPL 2026.
After another scintillating knock in Qualifier 2 against the Gujarat Titans former South African pace machine Dale Steyn had some special words for the wonder kid and urged him to dream to play Test cricket for India.
Dale Steyn backs Sooryavanshi for Test cricket
Taking to the micro-blogging platform X Steyn highlighted the importance of red ball cricket while lauding the rise of the teenager.
Steyn said on X
"There's no bigger advertisement for Test cricket than if Sooryavanshi tells the world his dream is to play red ball for India. Our hopes sit with you, young sir".
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Steyn's words were instantly lapped up by the cricket faithful who applauded the former Proteas star for advocating Test cricket and believing in the Indian batter.
Sooryavanshi's performance has shown the fearlessness the teenager possesses and whether it's batting against experienced international bowlers or taking on a challenging situation he has consistently played with a level of maturity way beyond his age. His recent 96 in Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans, which almost steered his team to the finals is proof of the same.
Kagiso Rabada left amazed by the teen star
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was another Proteas pacer who was in awe of the young Indian.
The young speedster went on to claim that it has been a joy watching the teenager bat and age factor needs to be thrown out of the window in terms of the performance and ability of the batsman.
Rabada told on JioStar and concluded by saying
"He just keeps amazing everyone who watches the game. He's got such fast hands, and he picks length quickly. He's got so much energy. When you're young, you have so much energy and no fear, and that's exactly what he's shown no fear and just a natural instinct for the game that allows him to perform the way he is performing At this stage, you throw age out of the window; it doesn't matter how old he is. It's amazing what he's doing."
While the Rajasthan Royals may have fallen short to reach the IPL 2026 final, Sooryavanshi has undoubtedly been the star of the season and the legends like Steyn and Rabada praising his ability has solidified his status as the brightest young talent on the world stage.