Rajasthan Royals prodigy batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi said his goal is to play his natural game after he was picked by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Suryavanshi scored 252 runs in seven matches of IPL 2025 for Rajasthan Royals at an average of 36 and a strike rate of 206.55 and thus hogged all the limelight.

The young star continued his rich form in the Under-19 World Cup, scoring  439 runs in seven matches of the tournament at an average of 62.71 and a strike rate of 169.50 and thus was awarded Player of the Tournament.

“When I was picked, my only goal was to give the team a good start. I wanted to play my game in the Powerplay, and if I got a good start, I wanted to continue and play long without giving my wicket away,” Sooryavanshi told JioStar.

“I knew that if I played my shots, the scenario of the game would change, because chasing 200-plus runs would not be easy for any team. This season, the goal is to win the trophy for the team. My performances and the team’s performances will automatically get highlighted if we win the trophy, and that is the most important thing,” said the youngest IPL debutant, who also smashed 175 in the 2026 U-19 World Cup final earlier this year.

Meanwhile, the 15-year-old revealed Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara were his favorite players.

“I saw both, Brian Lara and Yuvraj Singh, finish matches single-handedly. If they were in, there was no chance for the opponent to come back into the game, and that was something I really liked about them. I made a lot of runs in domestic cricket for Bihar, in league games and probables,” he said.

Suryavanshi will be in action on Monday when RR will face CSK at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.