India, April 11 -- Mayhem, carnage and whatnot. The adjectives are now just falling short to describe Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's exploits in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. The 15-year-old Rajasthan Royals opening batter is now the holder of the Orange Cap following his 78-run blitz against the defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. The young batter from Samastipur, Bihar, didn't show any nerves when Rajasthan came out to chase 202, and went about his business just like any other day.

One was expecting to see his approach against Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood, but Sooryavanshi did not alter his game plan as he went after the duo inside the powerplay, and the two seni...