Mumbai: past IPLHe became the owner of the orange cap. From then on, the prospects were getting brighter. Finally Bihar’s ‘wonder boy’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got a chance in the announced 16-man squad for the T20I series against Ireland and England. At just 15 years of age, the opportunity to step into international cricket came before Vaibhav. He has been called to the national team. This left-handed opener ace Sachin Tendulkar.

In 1989 against Pakistan Indian teamSachin Tendulkar made his Test debut in the jersey of He was only 16 then. Although Vaibhav has not made his debut yet. There are opportunities in total two series against Ireland and England. If he gets a chance in a match, Vaibhav will bring his name to the fore as the youngest player to make his debut in international cricket. In IPL 2026, Vaibhav has ruled with the bat. For which Chief of Selectors Ajit Agarkar can be heard saying, ‘Vaibhav has cemented his name for a chance in the national team in terms of his performance in T20s. Has performed amazingly in the IPL throughout the season.’

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was born in Samsipur, Bihar in 2011. After debuting in domestic cricket in Bihar jersey, he got a chance in IPL in 2025. Bihar’s ‘wonder boy’ scored a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans in his first IPL season. After that, there was no looking back. Big score against England in U19 World Cup final. In the last IPL, Vaibhav scored 776 runs in 16 innings. The boy from Bihar batted at an average of 48.37. Vaibhav was batting at a strike rate of 237.

Apart from winning the Orange Cap, the 15-year-old wonder boy won the Most Talented Emerging Cricketer and Player of the Tournament awards, both. He created history as the first cricketer to win not only these two awards but also five awards in the same season. The Rajasthan Royals opener received a cash prize of Rs 15 lakh for being adjudged the best player of the tournament. Apart from that, the Orange Cap, Super Striker, Most Sixes and Best Emerging Talent got Rs 10 lakh for winning. At the end of the tournament, Vaibhav received Tk 55 lakh only for the prize money. Along with this, there is a car as the best cricketer.