Justin Langer pens heartfelt message for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

By Samira Vishwas On May 30, 2026

Former Australian legend Justin Langer recently took to his LinkedIn page and posted a lengthy message for Indian batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Australia’s former opening batter began by writing, “Last week I did something I have only done twice in my life. I asked another athlete for a selfie. The first time was for my childhood AFL hero, South Fremantle’s Stephen Michael, a couple of years ago at Optus Stadium. The second was a 15-year-old boy from a village in Bihar.”

Langer then went on to write, “Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had just smashed my Lucknow Super Giants to every part of the ground. He has hit 53 sixes this IPL season — the second most by any batter in any T20 tournament in history, behind only Chris Gayle. He is the youngest centurion in men’s T20 cricket.”
“He is 15. After 35 years in the game, I simply can’t believe how this kid plays. He is nothing like I have seen before. He did it again last night in the play off Final. It got me thinking about talent — the word we use most often and understand least” wrote Lucknow Super Giants’ coach.
A SPECIAL POST BY JUSTIN LANGER ON VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI ❤️🌸 pic.twitter.com/g6ZhJVXSDr
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 28, 2026
In the RR vs LSG game that the former Aussie batter is talking about, Sooryavanshi scored 93 runs from just 38 balls. The young batter had hit seven boundaries and 10 sixes in his knock that saw the home team chase down the mammoth total of 221 needed for a win with seven wickets and five balls to spare.
Young Indian ace to be in focus once again on Friday
Vaibhav will take to the field once again on Friday, along with his Rajasthan side, as they face the Gujarat Titans in the second qualifier. The youngster has already scored 680 runs this season and needs just 20 runs to reach the 700-run mark.
The 15-year-old has also hit 65 sixes this season, going past the 59 hit by Chris Gayle during the IPL 2012 season. In the last game vs SRHthe batter scored 97 runs from just 29 balls and missed the record of smashing the fastest IPL ton by a whisker.