Learnt how to play in pressure, change according to situation: Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew the IPL 2026 away with his record-breaking strokeplay, but the 15-year-old batting sensation says helium besides has learnt to displacement gears according to the crippled situation, remaining calm nether pressure, and moving connected his fittingness to stay injury-free.

While his squad Rajasthan Royals failed to marque the last aft losing to eventual runners-up Gujarat Titans successful Qualifier 2, the left-handed batter was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Sooryavanshi topped the batting illustration with 776 runs from 16 innings astatine an mean of 48.50 and a stunning onslaught complaint of 237.30, hitting 1 period and 5 fifties to triumph the Orange Cap.

"This season, I learnt however to play successful unit games, (and) however to alteration your game," said the 15-year-old aft collecting his grant aft the last present connected Sunday.

"You cannot play each crippled successful 1 mode. You volition person to work the concern of the crippled and play according to the requirements of the team. I got to larn this a batch successful the playoff games too." Sooryavanshi surpassed West Indian Chris Gayle's erstwhile IPL grounds of maximum fig of sixes (59) successful a season, arsenic helium smashed 72 maximums successful IPL 2026.

"Yes, I conscionable effort to backmost my crippled and if I consciousness that I tin deed this ball, past I spell each retired and effort to play similar that," helium said.

Sooryavanshi, who missed the fastest period successful IPL past by 1 ball, said helium volition person to absorption connected his fitness.

"I privation to play for a agelong time, and I volition person to enactment connected my fittingness and absorption connected it." He said Rajasthan Royals squad has been precise supportive of him.

"Everyone is precise supportive and everyone determination backs me, each the elder players and the supporting unit backmost maine a lot. I get to larn a batch due to the fact that everyone is simply a elder player, they play astatine a precise bully level, truthful the situation is precise good."