New Delhi, May 17 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi outshined the likes of Virat Kohli and Abhishek Sharam for most number of sixes hit in a single Indian Premier League (IPL) season among the Indians, in a match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Coming into the game on the back of 40 maximums in IPL 2026, the 15-year-old started his innings with a six off Lungi Ngidi.

In the process, Sooryavanshi became the fourth batter after Shahrukh Khan (Punjab Kings), Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) to open account with a six thrice in an IPL season. Sooryavanshi added two more - one each off Australian Mitchell Starc and Tripurana Vijay - to reach the tally of 43 in IPL 2026...