IPL 2026: Pat Cummins names Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as his new favourite player

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during his 103 off 37 balls on Saturday. PIC/IPL

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned a "new fan" with his amazing pyrotechnics and Australian skipper Pat Cummins loves the way the 15-year-old bats.

Sooryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals's chubby-cheeked batting sensation who has taken the cricket world by storm, scored his second IPL ton - 103 off 37 balls - albeit it came in a losing cause against the Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Pat Cummins

"Yeah, I think he's my new favourite player. He hits the ball so hard, it's great to watch. It's good fun," Cummins, the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup-winning Australian skipper said after SRH's five-wicket win on Saturday.

Cummins is impressed with the kind of start Sooryavanshi has had to his career. "You've got to be right on the money as a bowler, because if you're not, it's going a long way. So he's impressive. Yeah, he's had a great start to his career and yeah, I love the way he plays," Cummins said.

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