Former Chairman of IPL Lalit Modi Appreciated Rajasthan Royals Youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi hailed the teenage batting sensation as the biggest signing in the history of the tournament.Rajasthan Royals bought Suryavanshi for Rs 1.1 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction, where he became the youngest player to be bought in IPL history at the age of just 13. What initially appeared to be a bold investment has now become one of the league’s most remarkable success stories.Picking up X after another brilliant display from the youngster, Modi wrote: “Best buy of any player in history @Vaibhavsooryava by Rajasthanroyals.”
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The accolade came after Suryavanshi produced another exceptional innings during Rajasthan Royals’ IPL 2026 eliminator clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad in New Chandigarh. The 15-year-old destroyed the SRH bowling attack with a 29-ball 97, helping RR to a resounding 47-run victory and book their place in Qualifier 2.His explosive innings also earned him the Player of the Match award and catapulted him to the top of the Orange Cap standings. Suryavanshi has now scored 680 runs in 15 matches this season, continuing one of the most dominant campaigns ever by a youngster in franchise cricket.
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During the nose, the left-handed opener broke several major records. He surpassed fellow Rajasthan Royals batsman Yashaswi Jaiswal’s record of 626 runs in IPL 2023 for the highest run total by an uncapped player in a single IPL season.The youngster also rewrote the six-hitting record book. Suryavanshi has now hit 65 sixes this season, the most by any batsman in IPL history. He passed. Chris GayleHe has a long standing record during his innings against Hyderabad and needed just 15 balls to surpass the mark.His tally of 65 sixes is now the most by any player in any T20 tournament or series.In another notable feat, Suryavanshi equaled Gayle’s record for most IPL innings with 10 or more sixes. The first time he crossed the 10-six mark came during his first IPL century against Gujarat Titans in the tournament, when he scored 101 off just 38 balls.The RR opener also became the first player to score 600 runs in a T20 tournament before turning 16.
