‘Dear Vaibhav…’, Virat Kohli wrote a special note from the heart while blessing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 11, 2026

Virat Kohli on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: In IPL 2026, an intense match was played between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on 10 March. In this match, RR opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again won everyone’s hearts with his explosive innings. With his batting, Vaibhav even made India’s legendary player Virat Kohli his admirer.

After the match, Virat Kohli wrote a special message on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s cap which was no less than a blessing for him. Virat wrote on Vaibhav’s cap after the match, ‘Dear Vaibhav, very nice’. Virat’s words came after seeing Vaibhav’s exciting innings. Virat Kohli’s message will definitely boost Vaibhav’s confidence and inspire him to do even better in future.

A job well done with a long road ahead! 💗 pic.twitter.com/tymVTrdeqK
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 11, 2026

Let us tell you that the main reason for the attraction between RR and RCB and the victory of RR was Vaibhav’s aggressive innings. Vaibhav played an inning of 78 runs in just 26 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 8 fours and played a big role in helping his team win by 6 wickets. Vaibhav was adjudged Player of the Match for his explosive innings. Vaibhav is now also an Orange Cap holder. He has scored 200 runs in 4 matches played so far in the season.

condition of competition

Talking about the match, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl first. RCB, playing first, scored 201 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. After the top order flop, captain Rajat Patidar batted brilliantly from one end and scored 63 runs in 40 balls. In this innings he hit 4 fours and 4 sixes. Virat Kohli could not take advantage of the good start and was out after scoring 32 runs in 16 balls. Venkatesh Iyer scored unbeaten 29 runs in 15 balls, while Romario Shepherd contributed 22 runs.

Also read: RR vs RCB: Rajasthan Royals hit a ‘four’ to win, Royal Challengers Bangalore got its first defeat of this season.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s stormy innings

Rajasthan Royals, who set out to chase the target of 202 runs set by RCB, had a bad start. Yashasvi Jaiswal was out after scoring only 13 runs. However, after this Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel won the hearts of the fans with their stormy batting. 15 year old batsman Vaibhav, playing at a strike rate of 300, played an explosive inning of 78 runs in just 26 balls. In this innings, Vaibhav hit 8 fours and 7 skyscraper sixes. RCB bowlers looked completely helpless in front of Vaibhav. At the same time, Jurel also played a half-century innings. After that Ravindra Jadeja and Jurel together led the team to victory.