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Rajasthan Royals' young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi surprised coach Rahul Dravid with his fearless approach before his IPL debut. Samson revealed Sooryavanshi's confident response to Dravid's queries, stating he'd 'just play' and 'hit the first ball in the air' if in his zone. Sooryavanshi, the youngest IPL debutant, aims to help RR win the trophy in IPL 2026.
As the Indian Premier League 2026 approaches, young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi once again grabbed attention after Sanju Samson revealed an amusing behind-the-scenes story from the teenager’s debut season with Rajasthan Royals. The moment was shared during the BCCI Naman Awards ceremony, where several Indian players gathered to celebrate the country’s recent cricketing achievements. 129601630 Samson recalled a conversation between Sooryavanshi and former India head coach Rahul Dravid on the eve of the youngster’s IPL debut.
Fearless response before IPL debut According to Samson, RR coach Rahul Dravid had called the teenage batter for a meeting before his first IPL match to discuss how he should approach the game. Dravid wanted to guide the youngster and asked him about his plans for the match. However, Sooryavanshi’s response surprised everyone in the room.
“I was actually there in the meeting,” Samson said. “Rahul Sir called him into the room and told me, ‘Sanju, we need to talk to him. He’s a very young kid; we have to explain how to go about it’ he added.
“So Rahul Sir asked him, ‘Vaibhav, what’s the plan? ’ Vaibhav replied, ‘Kuch nahi Sir, hum to khelenge (Nothing special, Sir. I’ll just play).