RR team manager reveals MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli’s chats with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during IPL 2025

Rajasthan Royals young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been the talk of the town since he scored a blistering hundred against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Monday. The 14-year-old smashed 101 runs off just 38 balls to take his team to an eight-wicket win and broke multiple records on the way.

Rajasthan Royals team manager Romi Bhinder revealed the conversations Vaibhav has had with legendary players like MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli during the course of the tournament.

“MS Dhoni also praised him a lot, he said ‘ok, you got the baby in your team. The baby is showing the great shots like a matured player,” Bhinder told Sports Today.

Bhinder also drew similarities between Dhoni and Suryavanshi after the latter played an otherworldly knock.

“Yes, he met Dhoni the last game we played in Guwahati. So he met Mahi. He will again meet him in our reverse fixture against CSK. But I can see similar traits in both men. Both are calm and cool, but still play aggressive cricketing shots. So there are a few similarities.”

The team manager revealed the youngster is Virat Kohli’s fan and the former Indian captain also shared a few tips with him.

“Vaibhav likes Virat Kohli a lot. They met and shared a couple of tips. Virat also told him that how to be grounded and how to stay humble and work hard,” Bhinder added.

The southpaw reached his maiden IPL century off just 35 balls after scoring his fifty off just 17 balls. He became the youngest to score a century in the IPL history and also scored the fastest hundred in the IPL by an Indian batter and the second fastest overall after Chris Gayle.

Rajasthan Royals will next take on Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Thursday.