Sooryavanshi 2.0: In only 6th game, Vaibhav shows unexplored facet of his batting

4 min readMumbaiJul 26, 2026 06:37 PM IST India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi watches his shot during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and India in Harare, Zimbabwe, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo) The cricketing world has quickly come to associate Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with one thing — boundaries. Fours punched through the infield, towering sixes into the stands and an ultra-aggressive approach that leaves bowlers with little room to settle into a rhythm. At 15, he has already forged a reputation for measuring innings not in runs, but in the damage they leave behind. On Sunday, however, in the third T20I against Zimbabwe, Sooryavanshi revealed another side to his batting. While the boundaries were still there in his 81 off 49 balls, beneath the spectacle lay an innings built on pa