Former India spinner R Ashwin revealed the craze about Rajasthan Royals (RR) teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in his house, stating that his parents are huge fans of the batter. Sooryavanshi has put the bowlers on notice in IPL 2026, having scored a century this season.

Sooryavanshi hammered a 36-ball century for RR against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and has scored 357 runs in 8 innings this IPL 2026 season with a strike rate of 234.86. He has hit 31 fours and 32 sixes so far in the IPL 19 season.

After the game, a stunned Ashwin voiced his amazement, noting that the excitement of seeing Sooryavanshi bat has also captured his entire family, who sit together to watch Rajasthan Royals games exclusively for him.

"You have to praise Sooryavanshi. How well did he bat! The moment he got out, all of us at home became sad—my mother, my father. I watch every RR game with my mom and dad. They're No. 1 fans (of Sooryavanshi). I've never seen my father admire anyone the way he admires Vaibhav. With every shot, he gets so excited. My mother keeps saying, 'Look at his chubby cheeks!' and 'Look at that celebration!'... the way she is admiring this young kid!" Ashwin revealed on his YouTube channel.  

Sooryavanshi has been in a class apart since the age of 15. He hammered 12 sixes, the most by an Indian in an IPL innings against SRH on his way to the third fastest IPL century. Unfortunately, despite scoring 228 runs, RR ended up on the losing side, as Abhishek Sharma’s 57 and Ishan Kishan’s 74 thumped Sooryavanshi’s ton, with SRH winning easily by 5 wickets.