‘He is changing the definition of batting…’, Shashi Tharoor admires Vaibhav Suryavanshi, says big things in praise

Shashi Tharoor Praise Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: 15 year old young player Vaibhav Suryavanshi has created a stir in the Indian Premier League 2026. Vaibhav, who started with a boundary on the very first ball, played a brilliant inning of 78 runs in the match played with RCB, after which his name is being discussed everywhere and is being praised a lot. Meanwhile, Shashi Tharoor has also shared a post on social media praising Vaibhav. Let us know what he wrote in the post…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played an inning of 78 runs

In the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals’ star opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi first completed his half-century in 15 balls. Then he scored 78 runs in just 26 balls. Vaibhav hit 7 sixes and 8 fours in his innings, his strike rate was 300. In his innings, Vaibhav scored 42 runs from sixes and 32 runs from fours, that is, out of the total innings of 78 runs, 74 runs were scored from boundaries only.

First ball vs Jasprit Bumrah – 6️⃣
First ball vs Trent Boult – 6️⃣
First ball vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 4️⃣
First ball vs Josh Hazlewood – 4️⃣

That’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for you 🫡#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | @rajasthanroyalspic.twitter.com/wYzmQnua4k

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 11, 2026

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Shashi Tharoor

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has adopted a similar attitude not only against RCB but in every match this season and no matter who is the bowler in front, he has sent his first ball across the boundary. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has been impressed by Suryavanshi’s batting and has also shared a special post.

Oh! @Vaibhavsooryava is just out, caught by @imVkohli. May as well start doing other things now, like tweeting!

It is truly a marvel to witness the meteoric rise of young Sooryavanshi. Watching this 15-year-old phenom at the crease is a masterclass in the evolution of the game.… pic.twitter.com/P486I1Qsrq

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) April 10, 2026

Shashi Tharoor writes, ‘It is truly amazing to see the rapidly growing talent of young Suryavanshi. Watching this talented 15-year-old player play is a great example of the evolution of cricket. The combination of his bat speed, amazing timing and tremendous power is truly breath-taking. He is not just playing cricket, but is changing the definition of batting for the new generation. When he takes a strike, the world seems to stop. Feel like watching every ball. We are seeing a rare and generational talent emerging before our eyes.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored 200 runs in IPL 2026

Never satisfied. Never settling for less🫡

🎥THE VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI MINDSET🎥#TATAIPL | #KhelBindaas | #RRvRCB | @rajasthanroyalspic.twitter.com/rdwKH9eReH

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 10, 2026

In the match played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, 15-year-old young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi played an inning of 78 runs and left Yashasvi Jaiswal behind in the race for the Orange Cap.

Vaibhav has played 4 matches so far this season, in which he has scored 200 runs in 4 innings at an average of 50 and strike rate of 266.67. Vaibhav has become the first batsman to score 200 runs this season and the orange cap is adorned on his head. Not only this, Vaibhav is also the batsman who has hit the most sixes so far this season.

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