Vaibhav Suryavanshi left Virat Kohli behind, did not find place in the best playing 11 of IPL 2026

New Delhi: In IPL 2026, Rajasthan Royals’ young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has once again caught everyone’s attention. His brilliant performance this season impressed former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath so much that he included Vaibhav in his team of best 12 players, ahead of stalwarts like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul.

flying season of glory

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is an aggressive left-handed opener, has been delivering match-winning performances in entire matches this season after his debut last year. He has batted with maturity and confidence even under pressure. Playing 14 matches, he scored 583 runs at an average of 41.64 and a tremendous strike rate of 232.27.

During this, he scored one century, three half-centuries and his highest innings of 103 runs. His fearless and explosive batting often gave a fast start to the innings of Rajasthan Royals. Leaving such a big impact at a young age is making his future even brighter.

Badrinath’s best XI team

Subramaniam Badrinath selected his best team of 12 players based on the league stage of IPL 2026. The biggest discussion in this team was about placing Vaibhav Suryavanshi above Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. Both the experienced batsmen had also scored more than 500 runs, but Badrinath gave more importance to the influence and form of young Vaibhav.

Badrinath chose Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the opening pair along with Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill. Gill had scored 616 runs in this season. Orange Cap winner Sai Sudarshan was given the place at number 3, due to which the top order of the team became very strong.

Middle order and bowling department

South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen and RCB captain Rajat Patidar were included in the middle order. Krunal Pandya was selected for all-rounder role and Sunil Narine for spin bowling. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Joffra Archer and Kagiso Rabada got place in fast bowling. The most special was the selection of young bowlers Prince Yadav and Karthik Tyagi, who impressed with their pace and courage.

Badrinath’s IPL 2026 Best XII Team

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubhman Gill, Sai Sudarshan, Heinrich Klaasen, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, Sunil Narine, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Joffra Archer, Kagiso Rabada, Prince Yadav/Karthik Tyagi.