New Delhi, June 1 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was the talk of Indian Premier League (IPL), that concluded on Sunday. Having been acquired for Rs.1.1 crore during the IPL 2025 auction, Sooryavanshi gave a new breath of fresh air to Rajasthan Royals at the top after Sanju Samson was traded to Chennai Super Kings.

If 252 runs in seven innings including a hundred in IPL 2025 was a trailer, Sooryavanshi blockbuster hit the stadiums in 2026 as the 15-year-old from Bihar's Samastipur became the youngest-ever to win the Orange Cap - given for most runs in a season - leaving behind the likes of Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Heinrich Klaasen, Sai Sudharsan and many more.

The Rajasthan Royals opener finished with 776 runs at an exceptional strike rate of...