Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi praised 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as Rajasthan Royals' best-ever buy. In the IPL 2026 Eliminator, Sooryavanshi smashed a 29-ball 97 against SRH, taking the Orange Cap lead with 680 runs and breaking records for most runs by an uncapped player and most sixes (65) in a single season.