New Delhi: He is only 15 years old. But at this age, the power that is showing in 22 yards, the bowlers are disoriented. A devastating batting performance has catapulted Suryavanshi to the top of the Orange Cap list. As a testament to his explosive power at the crease, the batsman is just seven sixes away from breaking the long-standing tournament record currently held by legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle. England’s star batsman Jos Buttler has been praised for his brilliance.

In a recent podcast, Buttler said, ‘Talking about sixes, the way our friend Vaibhav is hitting sixes is unmatched. He now surely has the most sixes in the IPL by any Indian player. He seems to have hit more than 50 sixes this season. And I think only Gayle is slightly ahead of him in the all-time record for most sixes in a season, maybe one or two more. I saw him bat in Powerplay. The statistics are unbelievable, aren’t they? The number of balls for each boundary in Powerplay is two. He hits a four or a six every second ball in the powerplay, which is really crazy.’

Sanjeev Goenka’s praises for Vaibhav were also heard. He wrote on the X handle, “Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s selection in the India A team is worth celebrating for many reasons, the biggest of which is how much the young player has improved in such a short space of time. Last year IPLFrom his debut in the U-19 World Cup to scoring 175 runs in the final and being adjudged the ‘Player of the Tournament’, the entire nation has been in awe of him. In just one year, he has shown tremendous talent, fearlessness and a constant hunger to improve. I am very happy to see Ayush Badoni in the team. Congratulations to both. Make India proud.’

Note that the 15-year-old cricketer scored a 36-ball century in this year’s IPL as well. That’s why Rajasthan Royals’ top order looks formidable. Earlier played for India under 19 team. Member of India’s U-19 World Champion team. His innings of 175 against England in the final is still talked about. Now he got a bigger chance. This time he was taken in the India team.