New Delhi: Speeding up fast bowlers, fast bowlers and spinners for the big sixes, and destroying their economy rates is routine for young batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi. A year after becoming the youngest player to score a century in the IPL, Suryavanshi is once again in the limelight. i Rajasthan RoyalsIn the opening match of IPL 2026, the 15-year-old put on a brilliant display against the likes of Matt Henry and Noor Ahmed.The youngster smashed a 15-ball half-century to set up Rajasthan Royals’ emphatic win over Chennai Super Kings on Monday.A year after becoming the youngest ever IPL centurion, Suryavanshi dominated again, scoring a stunning 15-ball fifty against five-time champions CSK to beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets.Suryavanshi hit two sixes on Henry and Ahmed, with his standout stroke being a six over deep point on Henry.
After the match, when the Rajasthan Royals team boarded the bus, a video surfaced in which Suryavanshi revealed that he had eaten ‘Raj Bhog’ (a sweet) before batting against CSK.Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jaril teased him, saying: “Well played young man, well played again”.Suryavanshi said: “Today Raj Bhog had eaten sweets and matched me”.Both the cricketers laughed again.‘Suryavanshi is too good not to play for India’Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin praised Suryavanshi after his brilliant innings. Amid growing calls for his inclusion in India’s senior set-up, Ashwin advised patience.Ashwin urged restraint in handling the 15-year-old and cautioned against rushing his progress.“Don’t target him like that. He’s not even a boy, he’s a child. If MS Dhoni plays till 45 (44), and Suryavanshi plays till 40, they have two and a half decades left in cricket. Let it go, it will come on its own in time. He is too good not to play for India. He will play eventually. When will he play? We may have to wait a bit for that. Why are we always in a hurry?” Ashwin said while speaking on his YouTube channel.“He turned 15, so he scored 50 off 15 balls. He’s showing his age. I mean, what kind of player is he? How fast is his bat? CSK had no answer against him, they looked like a flat, deflated unit on the field. RR had such a dominant performance that they said, ‘Look at us, we’re a strong team in this competition too.’
