IPL 2026: Pakistani legend became crazy about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, gave him a new name, VIDEO goes viral

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is making waves with his explosive batting in IPL 2026, continues to be in the headlines. This 15 year old batsman has unraveled the threads of the bowlers with the very first ball. With his stormy batting, Vaibhav has not only impressed Indian fans and legends but has also made Pakistani former cricketers crazy about him. A video is becoming increasingly viral on social media, in which former Pakistani cricketer is seen praising Vaibhav.

Pakistani veteran became fan of Vaibhav Suryavanshi

In fact, in the recent match played against Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a stormy innings of 93 runs in 38 balls. His innings included 7 fours and 10 skyscraper sixes. After this explosive innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi started being discussed everywhere and he started trending on social media. Amidst all this, a video of former Pakistani cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal went viral on the internet, in which both the players are seen praising the 15-year-old young batsman.

Pakistanis 🇵🇰 have a nickname for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: “Babloo” 😭 pic.twitter.com/iSEQhssafr

— Wren (@wrendom) May 20, 2026

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What did the Pakistani players say?

In the viral video, it can be seen that Basit Ali jokingly says to Vaibhav, Bablu had drunk Complan today. He came to field two overs. Expanding his point further, he said, ‘Vaibhav plays as an impact player and is seen avoiding fielding’. On this, Kamran immediately interrupts him and says, Oh no, he plays as an impact player in every match and is rarely seen in fielding. After this Basit Ali says that Vaibhav should focus on his fielding. Whereas Kamran says smilingly that he is not following modern day cricket. However, during this conversation, both the Pakistani cricketers jokingly called Vaibhav ‘Bablu’ and praised his batting.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance in IPL 2026

In IPL 2026, the bat of 15 year old young opening batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is speaking very well. While playing for Rajasthan Royals, this player has made everyone crazy with his explosive batting. He has scored 579 runs in 13 matches played so far this season. The special thing is that Vaibhav has become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in this season. So far this season, 53 sixes have come from his bat.