Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi started the IPL 2026 season with a breathtaking knock for Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Monday (March 30).

The southpaw slammed 52 runs off just 17 balls, helping RR overhaul the target of 128 in just 12.1 overs with eight wickets in hand. He reached his half-century in just 15 balls, which is the joint third-fastest fifty in IPL history.

Sooryavanshi, who turned 15 on 27th March 2026, has rewritten record books with fearless batting display over the last 12 months.

His stunning exploits in the IPL 2025, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, ICC U19 World Cup 2026 among other tournaments have earned him rich plaudits.

After his latest heroics against CSK, former England captain Michael Vaughan has called for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to be fast-tracked into the senior Indian men’s team for the upcoming white-ball tour of England in July 2026

“When will he make his Indian debut? And I'm just looking, and I know we're probably getting ahead of ourselves. It's only the first innings of the IPL, but there's a white-ball tour to England in a few months' time. And if I was Indian cricket, I would get him on that tour. Not necessarily, he's going to get into players that are in the team at the moment, but the one thing that he's going to need is he's going to need to be brought into the Indian team and the kind of surroundings of what Indian cricket is. Just bring him in, and if he plays one or two games, fantastic, but get him on a tour. Is he allowed to go on tours as a 15-year-old?” Vaughan said while speaking on Cricbuzz.

“I'd be giving him a little bit of experience with that Indian team. Not necessarily, as I said, jumping straight into the side, but just having him around. He's good enough to play. I do not doubt that,” he added.

Vaughan highlighted how Sooryavanshi stole the limelight from his opening partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal, who remained unbeaten on 38 off 36 balls to take RR over the finishing line.

“When you think he's batting with someone at the other end, who I have in the last few years, he's right up there with the best, in terms of all format players. Yashasvi Jaiswal, I think he's a wonderful player. And I'm not saying he made Jaiswal look mediocre tonight, but there was a gulf in kind of fearlessness. You could see Jaiswal looking at the ball, just trying to play. This kid's just looking at the ball to launch it into the stands. He just has remarkable freedom,” Vaughan stated.

“The two innings were a contrast. You had Sooryavanshi, who just went pure modern sixes. And I respected Jaiswal, because I don't think he was seeing it as well as he could see it. So he didn't just give it away. His strike rate wasn't huge, but he's had a little bit of time in the middle,” he remarked.