Former South African skipper AB de Villiers has wondered how Rajasthan Royals’ young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi would fare in ODI and Test cricket. AB highlighted that Suryavanshi has all it takes to succeed in T20 cricket but reckons finding the same success won’t be easy for him in ODI and especially Test format.

Suryavanshi has been in prime form in the ongoing IPL 2026, scoring 440 runs in 11 matches at an average of 40 and a blistering strike rate of 236.55. Thus, the 15-year-old has once again impressed one and all with his consistency and pyrotechnics.

The prodigy youngster has already smashed two IPL centuries in his short career and has taken the world class bowlers to the cleaners.

AB de Villiers said on For the Love of Cricket podcast, “I don’t know how he is going to last to be honest. At his age, the talent is incredible. But I would like to see him in other formats. In Test cricket, he doesn’t yet know what he is in for. A lot of things will change unless someone, who is a really good manager, tells him to be a T20 specialist for the rest of his life. If that’s all he plays, it’ll be a very long and successful career.”

The former RCB batter, AB, said Vaibhav will discover a whole new area of his cricket, mentally as well as physically, when he plays in ODI and Test formats.

“If he does start nibbling around with ODIs and in particular, Test cricket, he will discover a whole different area of his cricket mentally and physically. He definitely has the talent to overcome all the obstacles that may come his way. But it will not be an easy ride, and it’ll be a rocky road. I hope he goes that route and tries to play Test cricket for his country,” said AB de Villiers (via the aforementioned source).

Rajasthan Royals will next take on Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Sunday.