Watch: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's old video breaks internet

For the Rajasthan Royals (RR), ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, the question was whether their last season’s wonder kid, the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, would be able to showcase the same ability with the bat and smash the powerful shots around the park against all the top players.

Even though Sooryavanshi came into the IPL 2026, having smashed the U-19 bowlers in the recent World Cup as India went on to win the title, the question was whether he would be able to nail the big shots against the top-class bowlers available in the franchise tournament.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s old video breaks internet

Post the clash between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the IPL 2026, an old video of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi went viral on social media platforms. It was from the time when he was around five to seven years old.

Sooryavanshi was seen to be putting a camera before him and started to raise up his hair with a new style as one of his friends said, ‘Hero banna hey kya?' to which the Bihar-born claimed. “Hero nehi banna!! Dekh nehi rahey kya kar rahey hey.”

Watch the video here:

In the encounter against Bengaluru, the left-handed opening batter nailed 78 runs in just 26 balls with the help of seven sixes and eight boundaries at a strike rate of 300 as he celebrated his half-century in just 16 balls. Meanwhile, he took on all the RCB bowlers, including Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and put them into the stands.

In the same encounter, Dhruv Jurel clubbed an undefeated knock of 81 runs in 43 balls with the help of eight boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 188.37. Despite that, the eyes were on Sooryavanshi.

Rajasthan Royals continue unbeaten IPL 2026 campaign

The best thing to happen to the Royals was their top three, Sooryavanshi, Jurel, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who continue to be the top three batters of the tournament. The Bihar-born smashed 200 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 266.67 while Jaiswal smacked 183 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 163.39.

Subsequently, Jurel nailed 176 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 181.44. Even with the ball, the leg spinner, Ravi Bishnoi, is the leading wicket-taker with nine wickets in four innings at an average of under 13.

As a result of all these performances, Rajasthan is at the top of the points table with four wins in as many fixtures at a net run rate of +2.055.