At the BCCI Naman Awards 2026, Harsha Bhogle asked Vaibhav Sooryavanshi if he remembered what happened on the first ball he played in the IPL. The teenager said his IPL debut was against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and he had hit 6 on the very first ball over cover.

Harsha Bhogle then told the Rajasthan Royals batter that his coach, Rahul Dravid, was present there.

"He was someone who used to bat for one and a half days at a stretch. Sometimes, even two days. What conversation did you have with him before the match?" the senior commentator asked.

While Vaibhav tried to answer that, Sanju Samson pitched in and explained what had happened. Dravid approached Sanju, who was the RR captain last year, and told him that they needed to speak to the 'young boy' before the match.

A day before the match, Sanju and Rahul Dravid called Vaibhav to the hotel room and asked him about his plan.

But, Sanju's explanation became funnier as he copied Vaibhav's Bhojpuri accent and mimicked the teenage sensation, "Agar humein pehla mila, to hum pehle hi udaa denge (Sir, we will just play our game. If the first ball comes in my slot, we will send it flying)."