{"id":13653,"date":"2026-06-01T07:13:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/virat-kohlis-behind-the-scenes-tip-for-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-after-ipl-2026-final"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:13:38","slug":"virat-kohlis-behind-the-scenes-tip-for-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-after-ipl-2026-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/virat-kohlis-behind-the-scenes-tip-for-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-after-ipl-2026-final","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli\u2019s Behind-the-Scenes Tip for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi After IPL 2026 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virat Kohli, widely regarded as one of the defining figures of Indian cricket, shared a brief on-field moment with teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the conclusion of the IPL 2026 final on Sunday. While Kohli\u2019s Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the trophy by defeating the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, the post-match conversation quickly turned to Sooryavanshi\u2019s standout season\u2014one that saw him finish as the tournament\u2019s leading run-getter with more than 700 runs.<\/p>\n

In the exchange after the title match, Kohli\u2014who is 37\u2014spoke to the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi, and the message appeared unmistakable: keep your focus sharp, because that is what sustains success. Even though the exact words were not audible in the footage, Kohli\u2019s gestures conveyed the intent, and Sooryavanshi appeared to fully agree with the advice.<\/p>\n

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  1. After the Gujarat Titans\u2019 pair of Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan were dismissed in the final, Sooryavanshi was confirmed as the Orange Cap winner.<\/li>\n
  2. At 15 years and 65 days, the Rajasthan Royals opener became the youngest player to win the Orange Cap in IPL history.<\/li>\n
  3. He broke the previous record held by Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan, who had won the award at 23 years and 231 days in 2025.<\/li>\n
  4. That earlier milestone had itself been set by Shubman Gill in 2023 at 23 years and 263 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sooryavanshi\u2019s breakthrough campaign proved extraordinary across 16 matches. He struck 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.31, underlining how quickly he could turn pressure into momentum. He also cleared a major six-hitting landmark, smashing 72 maximums in IPL 2026\u2014well ahead of Chris Gayle\u2019s previous record of 59 sixes in a single edition.<\/p>\n

    Despite the dominance, Sooryavanshi came close to matching Virat Kohli\u2019s celebrated single-season total of four centuries. He was dismissed in the nineties on three separate occasions: scoring 93 against the Lucknow Super Giants, 97 in the Eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and 96 in Qualifier 2 against the Gujarat Titans. He did reach a century versus Sunrisers Hyderabad as well, but the three near-misses kept him just short of the four-hundred mark.<\/p>\n

    Even so, he reached a career milestone in record fashion, becoming the fastest to 1,000 T20\/IPL runs. It took him just 440 balls to get there, surpassing West Indies great Andre Russell\u2019s previous benchmark.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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