Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been one of the best discoveries of the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) last year. He announced himself in the tournament with his flamboyant batting in the 2025 season and came back stronger and better in the 2026 season. Rajasthan Royals (RR). This year, he broke many milestones and created some new ones.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was present at the IPL 2026 final between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT). He watched the great Virat Kohli play once again, this time from the stands, and also had a warm meeting with the former India captain after RCB won their second trophy and a post-game meeting during the presentation ceremony.
Have to go up from here- Virat Kohli after meeting Vaibhav Suryavanshi
In a video recently uploaded by RCB on social media, Virat Kohli and Vaibhav SuryavanshiA conversation between two generations of veterans can be heard. Both of them first greeted each other with a warm hug and handshake and then Virat, like an elder brother, placed his hand on Vaibhav’s shoulder and advised him to keep moving forward.
“We have to go up from here. Whatever has happened has happened because of good hard work, because of faith. Now who is saying what, how is he speaking (not listening). One Bihari is on top of everything, then the game is over.”
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This is the best advice 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi could ever get! And who better than Virat Kohli to help fuel their fire in the right direction… pic.twitter.com/MUqCRBo0la
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) June 3, 2026
(“You have to go even higher from here. Whatever you have achieved is because of your hard work and confidence. Don’t pay attention to who is saying what and how. A Bihari is superior to everyone, then it’s game over.”) Kohli said in the video.
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi wins almost all IPL individual awards
Vaibhav Suryavanshi won almost all the individual awards after his stellar performance in IPL 2026. orange cap He went on to score 776 runs at an average of 48.50, and became the youngest cricketer to win the Orange Cap in the history of the competition.
The southpaw also won the Angel One Super Six of the season with 72 sixes, breaking Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes in a season. The Sierra Super Striker of the Season went to the Boy Wonder for his amazing hitting qualities, as he struck at a strike rate of 237.30.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with 436.5 points, Player of the Tournament in the IPL, and also became the first player to score 500+ runs inside the power play, surpassing Virat Kohli and David Warner, a milestone he achieved in Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans.
Virat Kohli is still the best chaser in world cricket
On the other hand, Virat Kohli Won the Player of the Match award for his exceptional performance in the final and remained unbeaten with a score of 75 and the winning runs for the franchise with which he has been associated since the beginning of the tournament in 2008.
Virat scored 675 runs in the season with five half-centuries and one century. This was the second consecutive trophy for the franchise, they had won it last year after a wait of 17 years. RCB became the third franchise to defend the trophy after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI).
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