Strip away the age and the headlines, and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s numbers alone would make him one of the stories of Indian cricket’s year.
IPL 2026 Numbers
- 776 runs in 16 matches for Rajasthan Royals, enough to win the Orange Cap
- Built on a breakthrough IPL 2025 in which he became the youngest centurion in the tournament’s history, aged just 14
- A strike rate consistently above 250 across his IPL appearances in 2026
International Numbers So Far
His only senior India appearances remain the three T20Is against Zimbabwe in July, where he was named Player of the Series after a half-century in the third match. Prior to that, he set the second-highest Youth ODI score for India (171 off 95 balls) and struck the fastest 150 in men’s List A cricket, off 59 balls.
Honours Collected
- ICC Under-19 World Cup winner, 2026, in Zimbabwe and Namibia
- Two ACC Under-19 Asia Cup runner-up medals, 2024 and 2025
- Youngest player named in an Indian squad for a major multi-sport event, the 2026 Asian Games
What Still Needs to Happen
None of these numbers include a senior India appearance since July, a gap covered in our latest update on his status. His Asian Games campaign, part of India’s push detailed in our piece on 2026’s biggest selection surprises, is the next chance to add to this list.