India, April 14 -- Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan had a unique "theory" on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. On Monday night, he felt it finally held true after Sunrisers Hyderabad debutant Praful Hinge did what Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Hazlewood couldn't - dismiss the Rajasthan Royals opener for a golden duck, the first of his T20 career.

Earlier this month, when Sooryavanshi smashed Bumrah for two sixes in five balls during an IPL 2026 game against the Mumbai Indians, Pathan had taken to social media to question whether the 15-year-old deliberately targets big-name bowlers.

"Does Vaibhav target big bowlers purposely? I like to think so," he wrote, calling it "my theory." He doubled down on it after Sooryavanshi gave Royal Challengers Bengalur...