Fifteen-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continues to dominate IPL 2026, breaking several long-standing records and drawing praise from cricket legends, celebrities and political leaders. The young batter from Bihar completed 1,000 IPL runs in just 440 balls on Friday, becoming the fastest player to reach the milestone in terms of balls faced. Amitabh Bachchan praises teenage star Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan hailed Sooryavanshi’s achievements in a post on X, saying that at the age of 15, “we couldn’t even play marbles and gilli-danda properly,” while the youngster is setting records in the IPL. Jharkhand government to make him health department ambassador Jharkhand Health Minister Dr Irfan Ansari announced that Sooryavanshi will be made the brand ambassador of the state’s Health Department. In a post on X, Ansari praised the teenager’s fearless batting and said he had won the hearts of millions despite his team’s defeat. He also announced plans to honour the young cricketer in Jharkhand. Chris Gayle: Only Vaibhav could break my record Former West Indies opener Chris Gayle also lauded Sooryavanshi after the teenager surpassed his record for most sixes in a single IPL season. According to Indian Sports Network, Gayle said he had previously predicted that only Sooryavanshi could break the record and described the achievement as remarkable for a 15-year-old player. Records broken by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in IPL 2026 Fastest to 1,000 IPL runs in terms of balls faced Sooryavanshi completed 1,000 IPL runs in just 440 balls, eclipsing Andre Russell’s previous record of 545 balls. Most sixes in a single IPL season The teenager has smashed 72 sixes this season, surpassing Chris Gayle’s previous record of 59 sixes set in 2012. He also leads the season’s run-scoring charts. First player to score 500-plus powerplay runs in a season After scoring 31 runs in the powerplay against Gujarat, Sooryavanshi became the first batter in IPL history to score more than 500 runs in the powerplay in a single season. He has accumulated 521 powerplay runs at a strike rate of 233.63. The previous record belonged to David Warner, who scored 467 powerplay runs in 2016. Fastest Indian to 1,000 IPL runs by innings Sooryavanshi reached the 1,000-run mark in his 23rd IPL innings, becoming the fastest Indian to achieve the feat. He surpassed Sai Sudharsan, who had taken 25 innings. Overall, only Shaun Marsh (21 innings) has reached the milestone quicker, while Lendl Simmons also took 23 innings. Equals record for most dismissals in the 90s Dismissed for 96 against Gujarat in Qualifier 2, Sooryavanshi registered his third dismissal in the 90s this season. He now shares the IPL record with David Warner, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who have also been dismissed three times in the 90s. Most sixes in IPL playoffs in a season Sooryavanshi hit seven sixes in Qualifier 2, taking his playoff tally to 19 sixes this season. He broke the previous record of 11 playoff sixes jointly held by Wriddhiman Saha (2014) and Shubman Gill (2023). Third batter in Rajasthan Royals with two 50-plus playoff scores His half-century against Gujarat made him only the third Rajasthan Royals batter to register two scores of 50 or more in IPL playoffs. The other players to achieve the feat are Dhruv Jurel and Jos Buttler. Cricket stars and leaders hail Sooryavanshi Yuvraj Singh: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh congratulated Sooryavanshi, saying the youngster had broken records held by world legends and was a joy to watch. Michael Vaughan: Former England captain Michael Vaughan described Sooryavanshi as one of the world’s best openers and said he should be considered for the Indian team. P. Chidambaram: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram praised Sooryavanshi’s 97-run knock off 29 balls, saying the innings would be remembered for a long time despite him narrowly missing a century. Sachin Tendulkar: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar commended Sooryavanshi’s technique, particularly his bat swing and footwork, and described the innings as a spectacular display of natural strokeplay. Post navigation Analysis of both final captains:Injury replacement Patidar led RCB to title glory, Gill’s astute leadership made GT consistent Kumar Sangakkara lashes out Sam Curran for missing IPL 2026:Says, ‘We were told he had a season-ending injury, saw him play for Surrey’
