There is no one right now, Suryavanshi gave an open challenge to the dreaded bowlers in 4 words
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi open challenge to bowlers: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fearless style is becoming increasingly viral on social media. When Vaibhav, who won the Orange Cap and MVP title in IPL 2026, entered international cricket, he made a record of becoming the youngest batsman in the world by scoring a fifty in just 19 balls against Zimbabwe. Recently, when we asked him which bowler he was afraid of facing, he replied boldly in four words – ‘There is no one right now.’
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not afraid of any bowler in the world.
New Delhi. Many young stars often shine in the world of cricket, but there are some who show the ability to change history in the very first glimpse. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 15-year-old young left-handed batsman from the land of Bihar, has become one such name today. On the basis of his fearless and fearless batting, Vaibhav not only knocked the doors of the Indian cricket team, but also got his name registered forever in the pages of history as soon as he entered international cricket. A statement of Vaibhav is fast going viral in which when the presenter asked him if there is any bowler whom he is afraid of facing or against whom he does not want to bat, Vaibhav very boldly and easily replied in four words. ‘There is none right now.’
The real potential of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was realized when he demonstrated his explosive batting while playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Performing consistently well in 16 matches, he not only won the ‘Orange Cap’ by scoring the most runs in the tournament, but also won the title of ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP) of the season. Due to his explosive innings, Rajasthan Royals team not only reached the playoffs but was also successful in reaching Qualifier-2. Although Vaibhav made his debut for Rajasthan Royals in April 2025 against Lucknow Super Giants, but by the 2026 season, he had become a completely mature and aggressive match-winner.
When Vaibhav rained against RCB, scored 78 runs in 26 balls
Recently, during a conversation with a presenter of Rajasthan Royals, when Vaibhav was asked about his favorite match of this season, without hesitation he named the match played against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on April 10 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium (Guwahati). Vaibhav said, ‘The match against RCB was my favourite. Last year we lost both the matches against them and a lot happened on the field during those matches. In this match, while chasing the huge target of 202 runs, Vaibhav thrashed the RCB bowlers. He played an explosive inning of 78 runs in just 26 balls at a strike rate of 300 and gave Rajasthan Royals a memorable victory by 6 wickets.
Even Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins could not stop the storm
At the age of just 15, it is not easy to face the most feared bowlers in the world, but for Vaibhav it seems like child’s play. On the IPL stage, he sent the balls of world-class bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Joffra Archer, Josh Hazlewood and Kagiso Rabada across the boundary line for sixes without any hesitation. When the presenter asked him if there was any bowler whom he was afraid of facing or against whom he did not want to bat, Vaibhav very candidly and simply replied in four words. Vaibhav said that there is no one like that right now. He further smiled and said, in IPL? No one has turned out to be such a bowler till now. In the same conversation, when the same question was asked to the legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who came to Rajasthan Royals after being traded from Chennai Super Kings, he took the name of Jofra Archer and with a sigh of relief said, ‘Jofra! It’s good that he is in our team.
International cricket’s youngest star and record half-century
On the basis of his excellent performance in the IPL, Vaibhav was soon selected in the national team. Becoming the youngest player to play international cricket for India, Vaibhav made his T20I debut on 4 July 2026 against England at Old Trafford, Manchester. After this, in the first T20I match played against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on 23 July, Vaibhav did what no batsman in the world could do till date. He scored 50 runs in just 19 balls. With this innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player in the world to score a half-century in the history of international cricket. This is just the beginning for Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has played 6 T20 International matches for India so far. His fearless attitude and confidence testifies that the future of Indian cricket is in very safe and bright hands.
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