India, May 3 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been the heartbeat of this IPL season. After offering just a glimpse of his talent in 2025, the 15-year-old has come out all guns blazing in his second season, taking apart world-class bowlers - even Jasprit Bumrah - to score 404 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 237.65, including a century and two fifties. Despite signalling a bright future, with reports last month suggesting he is all but set for an India debut after IPL 2026, RCB star Jitesh Sharma had called him "unprofessional."

Jitesh, who captained Sooryavanshi in the India A Asia Cup last year, made the remark during a chat with AB de Villiers on his YouTube channel ahead of IPL 2026, after the South Africa great praised the Rajasthan...