Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s childhood coach, Manish Ojha revealed that the young batsman’s boundary-hitting ability was built through six years of intensive training in Patna. Ojha said Vaibhav batted for eight hours a day and faced around 100 overs a day to develop technique, timing and muscle memory.
After helping Rajasthan Royals reach the IPL 2026 playoffs, which included matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator and Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2. Vaibhav joins India A team for Sri Lanka tour. He was included in the senior squad for the T20I tours of Ireland and England for the first time.
Practice used to start at 7.30 in the morning – Manish Ojha on Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Speaking to PTI, Manish Ojha revealed how much workload Vaibhav Suryavanshi had to handle after switching to hard-ball cricket. Ojha estimated that Vaibhav faced more than 600 balls a day through net sessions, throwdowns and bowling-machine practice.
“Look, we don’t count how many balls he played, but I would give you a minimum estimate that he played more than 600 balls,” Ojha told PTI. “This included deliveries, throw downs and sometimes facing the bowling machine during net sessions. The practice would start at 7.30 in the morning and go on till 4 in the evening.”
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Manish Ojha said that his academy managed the heavy training workload of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He said the coaching staff worked in shifts to keep the sessions running, with coaches, support staff and academy bowlers sharing the responsibility of bowling hundreds of balls every day.
“Let me tell you how. Around 200-300 balls, I used to bowl throwdowns alone. And when I got tired, there were other support staff, they would help me. And when they got tired, there were bowlers from our academy, they would help them. And sometimes they would also get tired and if there was time left, they would form 2-3 groups, and they would bowl whatever they were told.”
Vaibhav scored 97 runs in just 29 balls in the eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. His innings included 12 sixes, the most by any batsman in a single IPL playoff match.
Vaibhav scored 96 runs off 47 balls against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 and finished the season as the leading run-scorer with 776 runs in 16 matches. He also became the first teenager to score more than 600 runs in a professional T20 tournament.
A dedicated resource person was working with him – Manish Ojha on the development of Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Manish Ojha attributed Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s clean bat swing and strong follow-through to years of disciplined practice and technical training. He said that repeated practice, proper coaching and focus on technique helped Vaibhav develop the skills which are now visible in his batting.
“So this exercise, which Vaibhav did, he did it for a long time, and you are doing the same thing, you are doing it again and again, so your skill set is good, and at the same time, you are focused on it, there is a dedicated resource person working with you, and you are following the right technical parameters, so it gives you a positive output, which is what is happening with Vaibhav.”
Vaibhav also became the first batsman in T20 history to score more than 500 runs in the powerplay during a season. The Rajasthan Royals star completed 1,000 IPL runs in just 440 balls, which is the fastest feat by any player in terms of balls faced.