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Cricket · Top-order batter; left-hand bat; slow left-arm orthodox
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is an Indian left-hand top-order batter from Bihar whose rapid rise runs from senior domestic cricket to Rajasthan Royals and India’s T20I squad.
IndiaBorn 27 March 2011
Current statusAs of 22 October 2026, BCCI’s 6 October squad announcement names him in India’s 16-member T20I squad for New Zealand, while NDTV reported on 22 October that he was left on the bench for the first T20I in Christchurch. This confirms squad membership and that matchday’s non-selection only; it does not establish availability or selection for later matches.
The verified profile
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (born 27 March 2011 in Tajpur, Bihar) is an Indian top-order batter who bowls slow left-arm orthodox when used. His public record shows a January 2024 first-class debut for Bihar, an IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals in April 2025, a record-setting 2026 Under-19 World Cup campaign and a senior T20I debut in 2026. The profile emphasizes dated, competition-scoped numbers because his career is still developing.
Factual references: Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9How to read the player
His defining cricketing profile is a high-tempo, boundary-led left-handed game. The evidence is clearest in the 35-ball IPL hundred in 2025, the 190 in List A cricket and the 776-run IPL 2026 season at a 237.30 strike rate. Those numbers describe output and style without assuming a fixed long-term role or projecting future performance.
Original analysis by Sports Desk · CricketCareer, life and public work
Every section and number below is tied to the named source ledger. Sport-specific statistics retain their stated scope and verification date.
Matches / runs / strike rate
Rajasthan Royals; season total
Best score
vs Gujarat Titans; hundred reached in 35 balls
Matches / runs / strike rate
Rajasthan Royals; season total
Sixes
Most in a single IPL edition according to the cited records review
Matches / runs / strike rate
Rajasthan Royals IPL total displayed on the official profile
Matches / runs / highest score
ESPNcricinfo career-stats snapshot; not a live 2026 total
Matches / runs / highest score
ESPNcricinfo career-stats snapshot; includes the 190 recorded in the 2025-26 Vijay Hazare Trophy
Runs / matches
Figure reported by Rajasthan Royals on 6 October 2026
Background
Sooryavanshi was born on 27 March 2011 in Tajpur, Bihar. Britannica records his training under coach Manish Ojha in Patna; the Royals profile describes the early academy route and his move into Bihar cricket. This profile keeps the background to public sporting facts and omits private family, school and residence details.
Professional journey
His senior pathway began with Bihar’s first-class side in January 2024, followed by a senior T20 debut later that year. Rajasthan Royals then gave him an IPL debut on 19 April 2025. His 2025 IPL hundred and 2026 Under-19 World Cup campaign moved him from promising age-group batter to an India senior T20I option. Explore the wider Cricket desk and player profiles for related coverage.
Playing career and current status
The latest dated status in this correction pass is split by scope: BCCI’s official 6 October 2026 release names him in India’s 16-member squad for the New Zealand T20I series, and NDTV reported on 22 October that he was left on the bench for the first T20I in Christchurch. This supports squad membership and matchday non-selection only; later-match availability is not asserted.
Role and style
ESPNcricinfo lists him as a top-order batter who bats left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. His 35-ball IPL hundred, List A 190 and 2026 IPL strike rate of 237.30 support a description of a high-tempo, boundary-led batter. They do not by themselves establish a permanent opening role or predict future results.
Setbacks and responses
The reviewed sources document a difficult start to senior international cricket in the UK before his later 2026 Zimbabwe-series milestones, but they do not provide enough match-by-match evidence for a detailed setbacks narrative. This draft therefore records the transition without turning limited coverage into a comeback claim.
Public business and off-field record
The reviewed source set documents his cricket employment and team relationships, but does not document an athlete-owned business, investment, foundation role or business leadership position. This is a limited-source scope note, not a claim that no such activity exists. No salary, net-worth or endorsement claim is made.
Career timeline
Selected verified milestones
- First-class debut
Debuted for Bihar against Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in January 2024.
ESPNcricinfo - Senior T20 debut
ESPNcricinfo lists Bihar vs Rajasthan on 23 November 2024 as his T20 debut.
ESPNcricinfo - IPL debut
Opened for Rajasthan Royals against Lucknow Super Giants and scored 34 from 20 deliveries on debut, per the Royals profile.
Rajasthan Royals - Record IPL hundred
Made 101 from 38 balls against Gujarat Titans, reaching the hundred in 35 balls.
ESPNcricinfo/ESPN - Under-19 World Cup breakthrough
Won Player of the Tournament after India’s title-winning campaign; his 175 from 80 balls came in the final against England.
Rajasthan Royals - Senior T20I debut
Made his senior T20I debut for India against England in July 2026, according to Britannica and Rajasthan Royals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Selected for New Zealand T20I series; benched in first T20I
BCCI named him in India’s 16-member squad on 6 October 2026; NDTV reported on 22 October that he was left on the bench for the first T20I in Christchurch. This is a dated matchday status, not a claim about later availability.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Achievement index
Source-linked reference points
Youngest IPL debutant
Made his Rajasthan Royals IPL debut on 19 April 2025, aged 14 years and 23 days, according to Britannica.
Youngest men’s T20 centurion
Scored 101 from 38 balls against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025; ESPNcricinfo records the hundred coming from 35 balls.
2026 Under-19 World Cup Player of the Tournament
Finished as the tournament’s second-highest run scorer with 439 runs in seven matches and made 175 from 80 balls in the final, as reported by Rajasthan Royals and Britannica.
IPL 2026 Orange Cap, MVP and Emerging Player
Scored 776 runs in 16 matches at a 237.30 strike rate and hit 72 sixes in the season.
Fastest List A fifty
Scored a fifty from 11 balls for India A in the Sri Lanka A tri-series final in June 2026, according to ESPNcricinfo’s records review.
Sources and method
What supports this profile
SportsHub4U writes verified facts in original language and links to the source pages used. Each link records the evidence reviewed for this dossier.
- 01Rajasthan Royals
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi IPL Career Profile & Stats - Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 02Rajasthan Royals
India squad for 2026 New Zealand T20I series: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi named in 16-member team for tour
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 03ESPNcricinfo
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi player profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 04ESPNcricinfo/ESPN
All the records Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has broken in his young career
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 05ESPNcricinfo/ESPN
Stats - Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewrites men’s T20 records
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 06Encyclopaedia Britannica
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | Cricket, Career, Player, Profile
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 07Wikimedia Commons / Prime Minister’s Office, Government of India
File:Vaibhav Suryavanshi meets PM Modi.jpg
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 08Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
India and India A squads for New Zealand tour announced
Accessed 2026-10-22 - 09NDTV Sports
No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi But 2 Changes Made To Indian Team For 1st T20I vs New Zealand
Accessed 2026-10-22