Virat Kohli gave a signed cap to RR’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who played an inning of 78 runs in 26 balls against RCB. With this innings, RR won the match and Vaibhav became the Orange Cap holder in IPL 2026. He shared this moment on social media.
Virat Kohli has gifted a special cap to Rajasthan Royals’ young player Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored 78 runs in just 26 balls against RCB. Let us tell you how Vaibhav celebrated this special moment.
Indian cricket legend Virat Kohli himself gave a special gift to 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who won the match for Rajasthan Royals with his explosive batting against RCB. But the special thing is that Vaibhav showed this gift to the world with a lot of love and respect, as if it was a big achievement. After the match, Virat Kohli met Vaibhav, praised his excellent batting and gave his autograph by writing ‘Dear Vaibhav, Well Done’ on Vaibhav’s Rajasthan Royals cap. Vaibhav has expressed his happiness by sharing this moment on social media.
Virat Kohli’s praise is the most special
Before this, Vaibhav had received many awards and people also praised him, but he had never shared photos or videos like this on social media. It was a big thing for Vaibhav for Virat Kohli himself to come and praise him and sign the cap. Hence, he shared photos and videos of Kohli’s signed cap along with the ‘Man of the Match’ trophy he won against RCB and the ‘Orange Cap’ he won for scoring the most runs in the IPL 2026 season. In this way he celebrated the gift of Virat Kohli and honored him.
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Vaibhav’s stormy innings against RCB!
In the 16th match of IPL held in Guwahati, Royal Challengers Bangalore had given a big target of 202 runs. In reply, Vaibhav Suryavanshi rained runs for Rajasthan Royals. He batted without fear on the balls of experienced bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood and scored 78 runs in just 26 balls. This explosive innings included 7 sixes and 8 fours. Thanks to this storm of glory, Rajasthan Royals registered a spectacular victory by 6 wickets with 12 balls remaining. With this victory, Rajasthan Royals has reached number one in the points table of IPL 2026.
A flurry of records: Youngest to wear Orange Cap
Vaibhav created a sensation in IPL history by completing his fifty in just 15 balls. Vaibhav has completed 200 runs in 4 matches this season and is at the top in the list of highest run scorers wearing the Orange Cap. If his form continues, he will become the youngest player to win the Orange Cap in IPL history. For the second wicket, he along with Dhruv Jurel made a partnership of 108 runs in just 37 balls, which was the highlight of the match.