Blog | A Star Is Born: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's Unreal Rise Amid India's Search For Continuity

Updated: May 28, 2026 19:09 pm IST Published On May 28, 2026 18:57 pm IST Last Updated On May 28, 2026 19:09 pm IST

Published On May 28, 2026 18:57 pm IST

Last Updated On May 28, 2026 19:09 pm IST

"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's bat swing has been outstanding. What's 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 spectacular!" This was what the great Sachin Tendulkar posted on X minutes after Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's epic 29-ball 97 in the IPL Eliminator. And if we look around us, it is not hard to see why he wrote what he did.

Indian cricket badly needs a new star. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now done, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are nearing the end. Jasprit Bumrah is in and out, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya are also blowing hot and cold, and Rishabh Pant is struggling. While Shubman Gill is holding fort in red-ball cricket, Indian white-ball cricket is in search of its next star. With an innings laden with 12 sixes, Vaibhav could well be on his way to becoming India's next big brand.

As he was hitting his sixes against some of the best in the world, Ravichandran Ashwin and I were on WhatsApp, and Ashwin used the word........

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