Rajasthan Royals head coach Kumar Sangakkara reckons Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be a force for Indian as well as world cricket. Sooryavanshi has taken the cricketing world by storm with his blistering batting and he has ticked the right boxes in his young career.

Sooryavanshi, 15, earned his maiden India T20I call-up after scoring 776 runs in 16 matches of IPL 2026 at a blistering strike rate of 237.30 and an average of 48.50 for Rajasthan Royals.

The youngster continued his rich form, scoring 94 runs off just 29 balls in the tri-series final against Sri Lanka A at Dambulla. However, Sooryavanshi didn’t make his debut in the opening T20I against Ireland on Friday.

“He will have many opportunities ahead, in cricket and commercially. How he balances that, and the support he gets from his family and the team, will be crucial,” Sangakkara told Sky Sports.

“But one thing I can say for sure is that Vaibhav loves batting. He loves the game. The fame and flash don’t really affect him. He is very grounded and curious about many things.”

Sangakkara added that Sooryavanshi loves to do other things as well and he is in a good space mentally.

“He doesn’t just live and breathe cricket all the time. He has space for other things. I have no doubt he will be a force for Indian cricket, world cricket, and in franchise cricket. Mentally, he is in a good place. I think he will deal with everything that comes with fame very well,” said the Sri Lankan great.

The RR head coach revealed the youngster has full confidence on his abilities while recalling the match against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.

“We were playing against Lucknow Super Giants. They needed to defend 220 to stay alive in the tournament. We fielded first, and as the chase was about to begin, Vaibhav was walking out to open. Before heading to the middle, he looked at me, winked, and said, ‘Coach, don’t worry. It’s done.” he said.

Sooryavanshi would look to continue his rich form.