Are Rajasthan Royals making 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi use ‘child labour’? Serious allegations against the franchise

By Samira Vishwas On May 7, 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Amidst IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals’ young opening batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is once again in the headlines. But this time the reason is not his performance or any record but a controversy.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Amidst IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals’ young opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is once again in the headlines. But this time the reason is not his performance or any record but a controversy. Recently, a new controversy related to Vaibhav has come to light, in which CM Shivkumar Nayak, a social activist from Karnataka, has threatened to lodge an FIR against Rajasthan Royals. He believes that the RR team is using 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi as child labour.

Serious allegations against Rajasthan Royals

In fact, recently CM Shivkumar Nayak, a social activist from Karnataka, has made serious allegations against Rajasthan Royals and said that the team is making 15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi work as a labourer. He believes that this 15-year-old player should concentrate on his studies now and not play in the IPL. Along with this, he has accused the franchise of making Vaibhav do child labour.

Social activist CM Shivakumar Nayak has threatened to lodge an FIR against the Rajasthan Royals.
– Reason: Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s participation in the IPL as ‘child labour’. pic.twitter.com/hwr7ktUWLD
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 6, 2026

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What do the rules say?

According to legal rules, if any artist or player is above 14 years of age, he can participate in sports activities. In such a situation, there would be no point in filing an FIR against IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. Because Vaibhav has turned 15 and the legal act allows him to participate in IPL or professional cricket.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance in IPL 2026

The bat of this 15 year old batsman is speaking strongly in IPL 2026. While playing for Rajasthan Royals, he has performed brilliantly so far this season. In the 10 matches played so far, Vaibhav has batted stormily and scored 404 runs, which includes 1 century and 2 half-centuries. He has 2 centuries in his name in IPL.