Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Labeled as 'The IPL' by Jos Buttler After IPL 2026 Heroics For Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2026: Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made it an IPL to remember for him bagging almost all individual awards. Such was his IPL, that there are talks that he could soon make his national debut as well. Amid all the praise that the 15-year-old is receiving from all quarters, former Rajasthan Royals star Jos Buttler has also given his two cents on the left-handed sensation. As per Buttler, Sooryavanshi is ‘The IPL’. That is certainly a huge praise coming from a world-class cricketer. 

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"Sooryavanshi is the IPL this year"

"RCB won the trophy and they are the story of the IPL. But Vaibhav is nearly the IPL this year. He is the story of the tournament. MVP, 700-plus runs and at a faster strike rate than everyone else. It was amazing to watch," Buttler said on the YouTube channel for the podcast For The Love of Cricket.

"His impact in India is massive. He is the guy everyone is talking about. I was chatting with Rajasthan Royals' former owner Manoj Badale, who told me that in Kolkata, half the stadium had turned up to watch Vaibhav and they were all wearing his RR jersey," Buttler gave a first-hand account of staggering scale of Sooryavanshi mania.

He ended the IPL 2026 campaign as the tournament's leading run-scorer with 776 runs to his name in merely 16 games. All these runs came at a staggering strike rate of 237. He also hit the second-fastest century in IPL history this season and came very close to edging Chris Gayle's fastest-century feat as well.

He has surely become the talk of the town and a national debut is certainly on the cards very soon. In all probability, he may be picked for the tour of England next month.