Guwahati, March 30 -- India's young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi opened up about his childhood heroes ahead of Rajasthan Royals' (RR) first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. He hailed cricket legends Brian Lara and Yuvraj Singh as cricketers he liked growing up.

RR will start their IPL 2026 campaign against the five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on March 30. A crucial part in RR's title bid will be played by the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 winner Suryavanshi, who has registered several records to his name across all formats of the game ever since he became the youngest player with an IPL deal at 13 years of age, ahead of the 2025 season.

Speaking on JioStar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi spoke about his chi...