Former India cricketer Kiran More is impressed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's impact and compared the 15-year-old to a young Sachin Tendulkar. He is currently third in the IPL 2026 Orange Cap race and is the main reason why Rajasthan Royals are so close to clinching a playoff spot. In 13 innings, he has smacked 579 runs at an average of 44.54, and also striking at 236.32.
Sooryavanshi has become the IPL's main marquee player this season and has been taking on senior world-class bowlers with ease, slamming them for sixes and fours.
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Speaking on ANI, More said, "When I first saw Sachin Tendulkar, who came in the Indian team for the first time and batted against a great bowler, I knew right away that he was something special. The same is with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi; he is special. It is a good thing that we have such a player. He is going to bring great glory to the country. Let him play the way he does. He has been made and well prepared by god for this sport."
Sooryavanshi was recently named in the India A squad for their tri-series in Sri Lanka. Speaking during a press conference, chief selector Ajit Agarkar praised Sooryavanshi, but also hinted that Yashasvi Jaiswal is higher in the pecking order.
This season, Sooryavanshi has already managed a ton and three fifties. He has slammed 53 sixes this season, most by an Indian in a single IPL edition. He has been totally dominant in the T20 format, getting 1280 runs in 31 matches at an average of 42.66 and a 217.68 strike rate, along with four centuries and four fifties.
In List-A cricket, Sooryavanshi has 333 runs in eight innings at an average of 44.12 and a 164.95 strike rate. He has also bagged a ton and a half-century.
He was impressive in the U19 World Cup this year, finishing as the second-highest run-scorer with 439 runs in seven matches at an average of 62.71 and a strike rate of 169.49, including a ton and three half-centuries. He also hit a record-breaking 30 sixes in the tournament, overtaking Dewald Brevis' 18 sixes in the 2022 edition. He has also become India's leading run scorer in U19 ODIs with 1412 runs in 25 innings at an average of 56.48 and a 165 strike rate. He also has four tons and seven fifties in the format.