New Delhi, May 17 -- Rajasthan Royals (RR) young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has taken the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 by storm, smashing a record-breaking 43 sixes to register the most maximums by an Indian batter in a single IPL season.

In doing so, Sooryavanshi surpassed Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) star batter Abhishek Sharma's previous record of 42 sixes set in 2024.

Sooryavanshi joins the list, featuring some of the biggest names in IPL history, including Virat Kohli, who hit 38 sixes during his iconic 2016 season and repeated the feat in 2024, alongside Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav with the same number of sixes.

Sooryavanshi achieved this feat during his side's IPL clash against the Delhi Capitals (DC), on Su...