Harbhajan Singh salutes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for first-ball six vs Bumrah:RR star says, ‘Was trying to focus on the ball’

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued to impress big time and the 15-year-old’s latest heroics came against Jasprit Bumrah, considered one of the world’s top bowlers. The left-hander, who has already taken the world by storm with his explosive brand of batting, took down the premier pacer, hitting him for a six off the very first ball he faced in the Rajasthan Royals (RR) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2026 match in Guwahati on 7 April. Despite Bumrah being among the best bowlers in this generation, Sooryavanshi did not hesitate one bit as he smashed him for a couple of sixes in the Rajasthan Royals’ win over Mumbai Indians. Sooryavanshi has earned praise from cricket greats, including Harbhajan Singh, who saluted the youngster. Harbhajan salutes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal Speaking on commentary, Harbhajan was left in awe as Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal took on the Mumbai Indians’ bowlers and smashed them for runs aplenty. “Ek 15 saal ka ladka iss tarike se ballebazi karey aur dominate karey, ye bohot badi baat hai bhai,” Bhajji said on Hindi commentary. (A 15-year-old boy dominating and batting like this is indeed a big deal). ‘Was looking at the ball, not the bowler’ When asked about his reaction to hitting a bowler of Bumrah’s magnitude for a six off the first ball, Sooryavanshi said that he kept it simple and was looking at the ball, not the bowler. “Main ye try kar raha that ki bowler ko na dekhu and ball ko khelne ka,” (I was trying to focus on the ball and not the bowler). Sooryavanshi said that hitting Bumrah for a six off the first ball will remain a memorable moment for him. He also revealed that Yashasvi Jaiswal had told him to keep hitting. Sooryavanshi had hit a six off the first ball of Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, and Trent Boult. However, he liked the sixes hit against Trent Boult more. Also read: WATCH| Jos Buttler’s last-ball run out to dismiss Kuldeep Yadav: KL Rahul’s special celebration in front of wife Athiya; Miller’s 106m six Hardik congratulated Vaibhav by patting him on the chest Vaibhav’s explosive innings was highly praised. Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya met Sooryavanshi and was seen praising him. Hardik also patted the youngster on the chest to congratulate him. After the match, he said, “It’s truly amazing to see a 16 or 17-year-old boy play so fearlessly. We didn’t have any special plan for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. He turned out to be an ‘out of syllabus’ player and showed excellent play.” Hit a six off the first ball from three veteran bowlers Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 2 sixes in Jasprit Bumrah’s over. On the very first ball, he hit a magnificent six over long-on. After that, playing a pull shot on a short ball, he hit a six over deep square leg. Additionally, he also hit a six off the first ball from Shardul Thakur and Trent Boult. Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 39 runs off 14 balls. Vaibhav’s innings included 5 sixes and 1 four.