Rajasthan Royals\u2019 teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi says his ambitions go beyond chasing big names. The 15-year-old RR batter wants to overhaul West Indies icon Chris Gayle\u2019s landmark 175*\u2014the top individual score in T20 cricket\u2014and, even more boldly, to be the first player to register a double century in the format.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi shared his goals during an appearance on Kevin Pietersen\u2019s YouTube show, \u201cThe Switch\u201d. When Pietersen asked him about whether he enjoys celebrating his half-centuries, the RR youngster replied: \u201cNo, not that much (on celebrating 50s).\u201d<\/p>\n
He then laid out what he truly wants to achieve: \u201cI want to score 200 in T20s. I want to break Gayle\u2019s record.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gayle\u2019s record-setting 175* came for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2013 encounter against the now-defunct Pune Warriors India. That innings arrived off 66 balls and featured 13 fours and 17 sixes, at a strike rate of 265.15. Gayle also reached his century in just 30 deliveries, a milestone that remains the quickest IPL century to date.<\/p>\n
After debuting in the IPL last year as the youngest player in the tournament at the age of 14, Sooryavanshi has been building a standout campaign. This season, he has amassed 583 runs across 14 matches, averaging 41.64 with a strike rate of 232.27. His tally includes a century and three fifties, with a highest score of 103.<\/p>\n
In the power-hitting department, Sooryavanshi has struck 53 sixes this year\u2014more than any other Indian in a single IPL edition. He is also seven strikes away from surpassing Gayle\u2019s 2012 mark of 59 sixes.<\/p>\n
In the previous IPL season, Sooryavanshi smashed a 35-ball century versus Gujarat Titans, a feat described as the quickest century by an Indian in IPL history. That knock also made him the youngest T20 centurion ever.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi\u2019s rise continued at the U19 World Cup this year, where he finished as the second-highest run-scorer. He collected 439 runs in seven matches, striking at 169.49 while maintaining an average of 62.71. His output included a century and three fifties, with a best score of 175.<\/p>\n
He also set a six-hitting standard, clouting 30 sixes in the competition. That total comfortably surpassed Dewald Brevis\u2019 18 sixes from the 2022 edition, and the record has him holding the benchmark for the most sixes in U19 World Cup history.<\/p>\n
On top of that, Sooryavanshi is India\u2019s leading run-getter in U19 ODIs, having scored 1,412 runs in 25 innings at 56.48. His strike rate is over 165, with four centuries and seven fifties, and again his best score is 175.<\/p>\n
Since October 2024, Sooryavanshi\u2019s story has been one headline after another. He first drew national attention with a 58-ball century for India U19 against Australia U19 in Chennai\u2014described as the fastest century by an India U19 batter in Youth Tests.<\/p>\n
Then, ahead of the 2025 IPL mega auction, he earned a contract worth Rs 1.1 crore with Rajasthan Royals, which also made him the youngest player ever to be signed in the league.<\/p>\n
In an IPL match against Gujarat Titans at the age of 14, he became the youngest T20 centurion and also the first Indian to hit the fastest fifty in IPL history.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi started his IPL journey with a first-ball six, quickly positioning himself as one of the season\u2019s emerging young stars. In his early run, he scored 252 runs in seven innings, averaging 36.00 and striking at 206.55, with a century and a fifty to his name. From there, it has been a string of record moments wherever he has played.<\/p>\n
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