Kolkata: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi). Not only Indian cricket, but the wonder-teenager of world cricket. Only 15 years old. Exciting batting response. Record after record in IPL. Sunday at Eden Gardens Kolkata Knight RidersThe left-handed teenager also stormed with the bat. However, he had to stop just 4 runs short of the half-century.
Vaibhav broke down in tears after Rajasthan lost to KKR on Sunday. He was so broken that he was reportedly unmanageable. Rajasthan Royals cricketers could not control his emotions even with consolation. A video has gone viral on social media.
About 51 thousand people crowded the field to watch Vaibhav’s batting on Sunday. Rajasthan batting first. Yasaswi took the strike. Vaibhav got a chance to bat when he took a single off the first ball of Vaibhav Arora. Madness in the gallery. The first ball is quite an exceptional scene. Because, the retail run takes Vaibhav. In the previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Praful Hinge was dismissed in the very first ball. Vaibhav is a bit cautious on Sunday.
But in the next over, he was in a good mood. Karthik Tyagi starts with a couple of boundaries. Vaibhav hit Arora with three fours in the fourth over. Finally, in the ninth over of the innings, Vaibhav was caught at deep mid-wicket while hitting Varun Chakraborty with a slog sweep. Scored 46 runs off 28 balls.
Apart from Vaibhav and Yasaswi, nobody else from Rajasthan scored big runs. KKRDespite pushing back, Rajasthan lost the match by 4 wickets. Then Vaibhav burst into tears outside the boundary line. The video has gone viral on social media. Where Vaibhav was seen sitting on the sideline and crying. A 15-year-old boy covered his face with a hat.
Yesterday Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was spotted crying after the game… This guy is unbelievable! Whether he gets out early or the team loses, he wears his heart on his sleeve. Honestly, that’s that 15-year-old mindset I know I would’ve been doing the exact same thing at that age! 🤣… pic.twitter.com/Ug6X4gVqks
— OldMonkOfCricket (@OldMonkOfCricket) April 20, 2026
Irfan Pathan is elated after seeing Vaibhav’s performance at Eden. The former Indian all-rounder wrote on his social media, ‘Suryavanshi showed why he is called special against Valman’s opponent. Even if there is a big bowler against him, his batting has proved that it does not matter. This youth has come to reign for a long time.’
Vaibhav is the fourth highest scorer in this year’s IPL. Scored 246 runs in 6 matches. 41 batting average. Keeping a strike rate of 236.53. All in all IPLKishore from Bihar scored 498 runs in 13 matches. At a strike rate of 220.35.