‘Phenomenal’: Cricket legends stunned by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 97 off 29 balls in IPL 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dismantled the Sunrisers Hyderabad bowling attack as the 15yearold slammed 97 runs off just 29 balls to singlehandedly take Rajasthan Royals into the Qualifier of the IPL 2026Sooryavanshis knock included an incredible 12 sixes as records tumbled on a special night in Chandigarh With his 12 sixes Sooryavanshi surpassed the record of West Indies great Chris Gayle for most sixes in a single IPL season Gayle hit 59 sixes in IPL 2012 however that record now belongs to the 15yearold sensation who has smashed 61 sixes in the current IPL seasonCricket world reacts to Sooryavanshis brillianceVaibhav Sooryavanshis incredible innings left the cricketing world in awe Players past and present reacted to the 15yearolds historic knock as he smashed SRH bowlers to all parts of the parkSachin Tendulkar was the first to heap praise on the teenage sensation The Indian legend praised Sooryavanshis bat swing and hailed his innings as spectacularTendulkar wrote Vaibhav Sooryavanshirsquos bat swing has been outstanding Whatrsquos even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs This freedom allows him to play the way he does That innings was nothing short of spectacularVaibhav Sooryavanshirsquos bat swing has been outstanding Whatrsquos even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs This freedom allows him to play the way he doesThat innings was nothing short of spectacularmdash Sachin Tendulkar sachin_rt May 27 2026Meanwhile Chris Gayle reacted to Sooryavanshis innings as well and congratulated him on breaking his sixhitting record in IPLGayle wrote on X What a phenomenal player Vaibhav is Great entertainment young man New Six machineWhat a phenomenal player Vaibhav is Great entertainment young man New Six machine IPL pictwittercomofElAousF7mdash Chris Gayle henrygayle May 27 2026Indian star Yuvraj Singh too posted on social media calling Sooryavanshi the Boss BabyYuvraj Singh tweeted ldquoBoss baby breaks world bosses record Unbelievable this kid is great to watchrdquoBoss baby breaks world bosses record Unbelievable this kid great to watch unreal VaibhavSooryavanshi SRHvsRR IPLmdash Yuvraj Singh YUVSTRONG12 May 27 2026Former cricket icons Harbhajan Singh Sanath Jayasuriya and Kevin Pietersen also reacted to Sooryavanshis knock as the cricket world was left in awe of the 15yearolds talentHarbhajan Singh wrote The world on one side this player on one side The most unique the most dangerous batsman Sixhitting machine our very own Vaibhav Sooryavanshirdquo six Hitting machine our own VaibhavSuryavanshi pictwittercompnbGu5ymihmdash Harbhajan Turbanator harbhajan_singh May 27 2026Andre Russell shared an Instagram story which read Congratulations youngster Haters will say youre not 15 years old Who cares Even 30yearold players out here are trying their best to do what youre doing Keep going Im a big fan See ball hit ballKevin Pietersen shared Vaibhav told me he wants to score 200 in a T20 I believe himVaibhav told me he wants to score 200 in a T20 I believe himmdash Kevin Pietersen KP24 May 27 2026Current Indian T20 stars Suryakumar Yadav and Arshdeep Singh reacted to Sooryavanshis innings on InstagramldquoChin up boy what a CLASS innings yoursquove taken everyonersquos breath away Star in the making the Indian T20 captain posted on InstagramIndian pacer Arshdeep Singh just posted a oneword reaction to Sooryavanshis innings calling it unreal