The former England fast bowler heaped praises on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s explosive performance in IPL 2026 and also reflected on rajasthan royals” It was a bold decision to sign him. He added that if Sooryavanshi participated in the auction, he could fetch a higher price. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been in sensational form since his IPL debut in 2025. In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Rajasthan Royals bought him for Rs 11 crore, a move that was initially questioned by many. However, the teenage prodigy silenced all his critics with his performance. After scoring a century in his debut season, Sooryavanshi further improved his game in IPL 2026. His scores this season are: 52, 31, 39, 78, 0, 46, 8, 103 and 43, showing extraordinary stability and explosive power.He currently leads the run-run chart with 400 runs in nine innings, averaging 44.44 and striking at a strike rate of 238.09, becoming the first player to cross the 400-run mark in IPL 2026.Stuart BroadThoughts on RR’s bold callFormer England fast bowler Stuart Broad has praised Rajasthan Royals’ scouting system while reflecting on the bold decision to sign such a young player.“Fair play to the scouting system or the academy system of Rajasthan Royals – whatever they did. I remember when they signed him at the auction – he was 14, maybe even 13 – I thought it was a bit strange for the top domestic cricket league to bring in someone so young. Let him There’s a lot of pressure to stay in the team for three years. What’s the point? You can’t sign him on a 10-year contract; he might leave Mumbai Indians or some other team if he gets the chance,” Broad told former England teammate Jos Buttler on the Love of Cricket podcast.“I mean, to be fair, when he gets to the next player retention phase and he can go to the auction if he wants to, ‘you’ve got to give me some numbers,'” he added.
