15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has shown his mindset, not only on the field, but off the field as well. He recently set IPL 2026 on fire with 776 runs with one century and 5 fifties, winning the Orange Cap and MVP awards amongst others.
He has been included in India A’s squad for the one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka and received his maiden India call-up for the T20I series in Ireland and England, and the Asian Games 2026.
However, the Rajasthan Royals opener feels that his goals are only getting started. Sooryavanshi discussed his goals and the standards he has set for his career in an interview that was posted on the Rajasthan Royals' social media platforms.
The boy made it apparent that playing cricket for a long time is not his only objective. His goal is to rule the sport for many years.
"Main jab cricket khelun, agle 20 saal tak, jitne din bhi khelun, jab tak Bhagwan mujhe mauka de, country ke liye, kisi franchise ke liye, kisi bhi team ke liye, is tareeke se khelun ki jab log matches dekhein toh bolein ki ek player hai jo jab bhi khelta hai toh woh akele hi match khatam karega." (Whenever I play cricket for the next 20 years, however long I play, whenever the almighty gives me a chance for the country, any team, or any franchise, I hope to play in a way that people talk about my impact. They say that there is a player who, whenever he clicks, takes the game away single-handedly),” he told RR manager Romi Bhinder.
He further stated that his goal is not only to play for a long time, but to dominate in those years.
"Woh dominance dikhna chahiye kyunki usi cheez ke liye main mehnat kar raha hoon. Sirf aisa nahi ki bas khel khela aur khel khatam. Aisa khelna hai ki sirf khelna nahi hai, 10 saal, 20 saal tak dominate karna hai aur achha cricket khelna hai." (The dominance must show that is what I am working hard for. I won’t play for the sake of it. I want to play maybe for the next 10 or 20 years and dominate the game for that period),” Sooryavanshi added.
Longevity is a desire for many cricket players. Longevity seems to be the lowest forecast for Sooryavanshi. The greater goal is to continue being one of his generation's key players for as long as he plays.
"Enjoy karne ke liye maine cricket start kiya. Main lifetime enjoy karun aur achhe se khelun." (I started playing because I wanted to enjoy. So, I want to enjoy the game for my lifetime and play well),” he stated.
Playing international cricket is not his only goal. It is to develop into the player that opponents anticipate stealing a game from them each time he batters.
