Young batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi now wishes to win the Indian Premier League title for Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season. Sooyavanshi made headlines in the IPL 2025 by becoming the tournament’s youngest centurion, and earlier this year, his 80-ball 175-run knock in the final against England helped India to a record-extending sixth U-19 World Cup title in Harare as well.
“The goal this IPL season is to win the trophy for the team, as it is a very important thing. I want to do well, and my performance will help the whole team. This is my goal — to contribute to RR’s wins and win the trophy for the franchise,” Sooryavanshi told broadcaster Star Sports on the sidelines of the BCCI Naman Awards on Sunday as well.
Known for his swashbuckling batting, Sooryavanshi met his World Cup-winning teammates at the awards function as well.
“(It) feels really nice. Won a trophy as well for India at the World Cup. Because of this award ceremony, feeling nice to meet my teammates and coaches again here,” the teen sensation said.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also became the youngest player to sign an IPL contract when Rajasthan Royals bought the then 13-year-old in 2024 for Rs 1.1 crore.
“When I made my domestic debut, RR had been keeping an eye on me during my domestic and Under-19 games. Their scouting team had been keeping an eye on me for a long time. I felt that I could go to RR because my trial with them had gone very well,” he said. “I am happy to be with RR, as I have improved a lot too in my life while playing for them.”
“For any youngster, the first IPL camp is always interesting and it was the same for me too. Rahul (Dravid) sir was there at that time, so I got to learn a lot from him. There were a lot of senior players in the team, and I had a good learning experience from them during the first camp as well as the first IPL,” he said.
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