Gujarat Titans batsman Jos Buttler met Vaibhav Suryavanshi ahead of the match against Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming season of IPL. He praised the young Indian opening batsman and described him as a promising young talent for India.
Gujarat Titans started their campaign with a defeat against Punjab Kings, while Rajasthan Royals made a great start to their campaign against Chennai Super Kings. Suryavanshi once again made a great start to his campaign against Super Kings with a half-century in 15 balls.
Jos Buttler in a recent conversation expressed his admiration for the Indian star who has taken the IPL by storm since his arrival in the competition. He has scored more than 300 runs in 8 IPL innings.
Jos Buttler praises Vaibhav Suryavanshi for breaking the hearts of the British
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Former Rajasthan Royals player Jos Buttler was seen chatting with current RR manager Romi Bhinder and youngster Vaibhav. “I said don’t get him too excited. I said he’s the best player I’ve ever seen,” Butler said.
“Imagine when he’s 21 or 25, the world will be at his feet. It’s so cool to see that,” Butler said, shaking Suryavanshi’s hand. He then praised him for his innings in the U19 World Cup, where he broke the hearts of the British.
Speaking ahead of the upcoming GT vs RR clash, Buttler concluded, “Playing so well, it’s great to see, keep it going. That freedom is great to see.” The RR team manager also said that Suryavanshi wanted to win trophies like Buttler at one point in his career.
Jos Buttler is completely impressed by this young player of Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, who now plays for Gujarat Titans, left his former franchise RR ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, ending his seven-year stint. During the auction, he joined Gujarat Titans for a whopping price of Rs 15.75 crore.
Jos Buttler revealed in a previous YouTube podcast with former England player Stuart Broad, “It’s inspiring and exhilarating at the same time. This guy is 20 years younger than me, and he’s hustling us around the park.”
He said, “But yes, there was a shock wave in the cricket world as a whole, I think, that a 14-year-old boy was picked – that was the story, right, he was the youngest in the auction and Jimmy (Anderson) was the eldest by age difference.”
Buttler recalls Vaibhav Suryavanshi century of IPL 2025
Suryavanshi played a master innings against Gujarat in 2025, when he scored his first IPL century as a 14-year-old cricketer. This was also the second fastest century scored in the history of IPL.
Recalling his record-breaking century versus GT, Butler said, “In the innings against us, our bowling attack had Mohammed Siraj, a brilliant international bowler; Prasidh Krishna, an international bowler; and Rashid Khan, the best T20 bowler. And the scale of the sixes, well, they were not just going over the boundaries; they were big sixes. And 35 balls for 100, it was outrageous.”
“He actually hit a six off his first ball in the IPL. I think he had played two or three matches before playing against us. So the very first ball he faced in the IPL, he gave himself a bit of a chance and hit a six over wide long off and that was fearlessness – and I think that’s what I like about these guys, no.”
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