India, May 28 -- With 680 runs at an otherworldly strike-rate of 242, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi at all of 15 years old is making a case for having arguably the best IPL season of all time. Dragging Rajasthan Royals all the way to Qualifier 2 with some truly spectacular innings, Sooryavanshi has proven to be the best of an incredible batch of Indian openers in the tournament.

All of that, after receiving a relatively paltry sum of INR 1.1 crore from the franchise in the 2025 auction. For a 13 year old at the time, certainly a substantial amount - but compared to the exorbitant fees that fly around the IPL, there is no question that it is a complete bargain at this point in time.

But is it the best IPL buy of all time? Founder of the IPL, Lali...