Former South African batter Daryll Cullinan has issued an injury warning to prodigy batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the UK tour. Cullinan hailed Sooryavanshi for his explosive batting but raised concerns regarding his hard bat swing.

Sooryavanshi has a beautiful bat swing but plays with hard hands from the get-go. The left-hander has been the talk of the town since he scored 776 runs in 16 matches for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026 to finish as the highest run-getter of the season.

Sooryavanshi made a positive impact for the inaugural champions as he scored his runs at a blistering strike rate of 237.30. Cullinan recalled that Sachin Tendulkar’s career was almost cut short by a tennis elbow injury, which he suffered in 2004.

“I’m in awe of this young man, but what’s bothering me, and no one is talking about it, is injuries? At 15, swinging a big bat, playing so much cricket, I fear for his wrists, elbows, the smaller stuff and joints. What does medical opinion say? Remember, Sachin’s career almost got cut short by a bad elbow. He definitely would not have been swinging so hard so often as Sooryavanshi,” Cullinan posted on LinkedIn after Sooryavanshi’s match-winning 94-run knock in the final of the Tri-Nation series in Dambulla.

Cullinan raised concerns that Sooryavanshi’s muscles and joints will come under increasing strain if he continues to swing so aggressively.

“I think he would be on a fairly strict routine. It’s the fact that he is still growing, and so too the joints, ligaments, muscles, I would presume? They will be taking strain, I can assure you,” Cullinan wrote, replying to one of the comments.

“I know of a good few guys who picked up chronic wrist problems. The thing is, we were using lighter bats, playing far less cricket. He is still growing, which needs to be remembered. Today’s training and recovery methods will help, but I do fear for his long-term future and health,” Cullinan concluded.

Sooryvanshi is part of India’s T20I squad for the upcoming UK tour.