The Indian Premier League has given strong batsmen to the cricket world, but Vaibhav Suryavanshi seems to be special among them. At the age of only 15, he did not spare even the legendary bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood. His inning of 78 runs in 26 balls against RCB has given a new dimension to T20 cricket. This innings of his has shocked even the big giants. Virender Sehwag said that there is a madness in Vaibhav’s batting.
Reaction of former cricketers on Vaibhav’s batting
Virender Sehwag used to be the most feared batsman of his time. On Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s batting, he said that there are not many players who create such excitement in the cricket world at the age of just 15. He said that there is a special method to Vaibhav’s madness and fearlessness and for him the sky seems to be the last limit. Whereas Ravichandran Ashwin gave a new name to Vaibhav and called him ‘Vaiball Suryavanshi’.
Not many can provide this kind of excitement at this age, whether he does it at 15 is another matter. There is a method to his madness, fearlessness and sky is the limit for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pic.twitter.com/f6WtDLitO9
— Virrender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) April 10, 2026
Big bowlers are scared
While discussing the Star Sports show, Irfan Pathan said that even big bowlers are scared of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Irfan said that in his life he has never seen any 15-year-old player batting so fast and targeting big bowlers. Irfan said that he is just a 15 year old kid and it is unbelievable to see him doing this. He has also given the theory that Vaibhav’s mindset may be such that he will target only big bowlers.
On the other hand, Harbhajan Singh said that Josh Hazlewood might have come thinking that he is one of the top bowlers of Australia, but Vaibhav did not spare him too and scored 19 runs in his over.
feels like a video game
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif said that Vaibhav Suryavanshi plays cricket as if it is a video game. He said that seeing a 15 year old player, T20 batting has never seemed so easy. He has scored boundaries on the first ball of star bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Jasprit Bumrah.
Never has a 15-year-old made T20 batting look so easy. The bowlers he has hit for a boundary on their first ball include Bumrah, Hazelwood, Bhuvi – all big stars. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays cricket like it is a video game.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 10, 2026
This is insane!
This is Vaiball Suryanvanshi.
Let’s vibe with this fella🔥🔥#ipl2026 pic.twitter.com/nSeNnJiLBa
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) April 10, 2026
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