Last Updated on April 11, 2026 by Khabr Bite
A heart-touching moment between Virat Kohli and young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The gesture is spreading like a storm on social media after the Rajasthan Royals’ easy victory over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026. The gesture came after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored another cracking fifty in just 15 balls. He scored 78 runs in just 26 balls while chasing a 203-run target. His innings included 8 fours and 7 huge sixes.
His knock ensured that the Rajasthan Royals stay undefeated in IPL 2026 after their four matches.
Virat Kohli’s Sweet Gesture
After the match, a memorable moment arrived when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi asked Virat Kohli for an autograph. The gesture was when the Indian Former captain signed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s cap and wrote a short message. Kohli wrote on the cap, “Dear Vaibhav, well done.”
The gesture went viral among fans and fans praised Virat Kohli for motivating young talent and appreciating Vaibhav’s superb innings against RCB.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Current Performance
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is leading the Orange cap chart with 200 runs in four just matches. He has scored two of the fast fifties of the season in just 15 balls. Seeing his playing style, fans are calling him a future Indian Cricket Star. What makes him different is his Strike rate. He has a Strike rate of 266.66. He currently has 18 fours and 18 sixes in the season. The IPL season has started and many records are in danger as this young blood has so much to put on the board.
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Riyan Parag said, “Everyone loves him.”
As per the sports NDTV, Riyan Parag appreciated Vaibhav and said, “I think everyone loves him. Everyone loves having him around. He likes eating stuff. He likes going out and stuff like that. So we make sure we make that available for him. And he’s a 16-year-old kid, 15-year-old, whatever it is. Yeah, doing kiddish things. And he’s happy with that. He likes a lot of batting. So we make sure that it is presented to him. And if he keeps on batting like that, I think whatever he wants.”
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Dhruv Jurel Crucial Impact
While everyone was talking about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel at Number 3 scored an unbeaten 81 runs and ensured that the Rajasthan Royals finished the chase with ease. His innings included 8 fours and 3 sixes.
RR’s Powerplay Storm Breaks RCB
RCB batted first and put up a huge total of 203 runs. Later, Rajasthan Royals destructive openers came to bat. Yashasvi Jaiswal couldn’t score many runs but the 15-year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made sure that RR won the game. In the powerplay, Rajasthan Royals scored 97/1. It was the highest in powerplay for RR in IPL history.
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Sooryavanshi scored his second fifty of the tournament in just 15 balls and achieved his own record of the fastest fifty in the season. Sooryavanshi found support in Dhruv Jurel, who also played a critical knock of an unbeaten 81. They both built a partnership of 108 runs in just 37 balls. With the win against RCB, RR are at the top with 4 wins in 4 matches.
IPL 2026 Points Table
| TEAMS | P | W | L | NR | NRR | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2.055 | 8 |
| PBKS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.637 | 5 |
| RCB | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1.231 | 4 |
| DC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.811 | 4 |
| LSG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.359 | 4 |
| SRH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +0.275 | 2 |
| GT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.270 | 2 |
| MI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.715 | 2 |
| KKR | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.315 | 1 |
| CSK | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.517 | 0 |
