Jos Buttler Says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi “Best Player I’ve Ever Seen”. 15-Year-Old Reacts

Gujarat Titans (GT) wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler has backed young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to dominate the sport for the next decade, stating that “the world would be at his feet.” In a freewheeling chat with Sooryavanshi and Rajasthan Royals (RR) team manager Romy Bhinder, Buttler expressed his awe for the 15-year-old prodigy. Buttler also recalled Sooryavanshi’s record-breaking 175 off 80 balls in the U19 World Cup final, noting that the youngster “broke English hearts” with his spectacular knock in Harare.

“I said don’t get him too excited. I said the best player I’ve ever seen. Imagine when he is 21 or 25, world at his feet. So good to watch. You broke English hearts in the U19 World Cup. It’s awesome,” said Buttler in a video shared by RR.

Sooryavanshi was seen smiling as Buttler praised him, and the two shared a warm handshake.

The former RR player urged Sooryavanshi to keep up the hard work.

“Playing so well, great to watch, keep it up. That freedom is so good to watch,” he added.

During the chat, RR manager revealed that Sooryavanshi once expressed his wish to win trophies like Buttler.

Sooryavanshi, the youngest centurion in IPL history, started the new season with a 17-ball 52 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a winning cause.

Buttler, on the other hand, made a scratchy 33-ball 38 during the campaign opener against Punjab Kings.

He will be eyeing a return to his dominant best against RR, his former franchise.

Last season, Buttler made 538 runs in 13 innings in his debut with GT after a long run with RR from 2018-24. These runs came at an average of 59.77 and a strike rate of over 163, with five fifties. In 122 IPL matches and 120 innings, he has made 4,158 runs at an average of 39.98 and a strike rate of almost 149, with seven tons and 24 fifties and a best score of 124.

(With ANI Inputs)