Every generation throws up a prodigy who changes the perspective on the game, but few have launched into professional cricket as explosively as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The teenage batting sensation from Bihar made his first-class debut in early 2024 at just 12 years old. By the time he lit up the 2026 Under-19 World Cup and took the Orange Cap in IPL 2026 (scoring 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals at a mind-boggling strike rate of 237.30), the left-hander had transformed from a local curiosity to an international phenomenon.

At just 15, Sooryavanshi isn't just breaking records; he is obliterating long-standing historical benchmarks.

Here are some major milestones already claimed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi:

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Sooryavanshi etched his name in the history books by scoring a 38-ball 101 against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2025 at the age of 14 years and 32 days, including hitting 11 towering sixes. The Jaipur-born batsman scored a 42-ball 144 for India A against the UAE in Doha in November 2025 at the age of 14 years and 232 days, proving that it was no fluke.

2. New List-A boundaries

In the List A format, the young sensation has redefined the boundaries in Bihar's Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter against Arunachal Pradesh, hitting 190 runs off 84 balls.

His age of 14 years and 272 days has bettered the long-standing record of 15y 209d, which was set by Zahoor Elahi, and now he has become the youngest-ever List A centurion.

Besides, he has bettered the men's List A cricket record of quickest 150 by hitting 150 in 59 balls. His innings helped Bihar post a huge total of 574/6.

3. Highest power-hitter in men's T20

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has scored the highest number of sixes in a single T20 tournament, overtaking Chris Gayle's record in the ongoing IPL 2026 while chasing the Orange Cap award.

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Having completed a testing tour of England, Sooryavanshi found his international rhythm in India's T20I series against Zimbabwe in Harare. Accumulating 151 runs across three innings at a strike rate of 196.10, he guided India to a 3-0 win and was named Player of the Series at 15 years and 121 days old. Achieving this, he surpassed both Shafali Verma (15y 296d) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (17y 300d) to become the youngest player ever to receive the accolade in international cricket.

5. Rewriting Red-Ball History

Sooryavanshi's white-ball heroics have not dulled his red-ball pedigree. Facing East Zone against Central Zone in the 2026 Duleep Trophy, he smashed 92 off 81 balls in Bengaluru. At 15 years and 157 days, he became the youngest player to score a half-century in the tournament's history, breaking a 57-year-old record of Laxman Singh (16y 23d in 1969) and eclipsing a 2005 effort (16y 307d) by Piyush Chawla.