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'Rare & special': PSL's Peshawar Zalmi chief lauds IPL 2026 sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi; wants similar platforms in Pakistan originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Peshawar Zalmi chairman Javed Afridi called Vaibhav Sooryavanshi rare, special and a future superstar
- Afridi used the praise to call for stronger talent platforms in Pakistan cricket.
- Mohammad Yousuf compared the teenager's aggression and fearlessness to a young Shahid Afridi.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has left Peshawar Zalmi chairman in awe
The Vaibhav Sooryavanshi effect has crossed borders and Peshawar Zalmi chairman Javed Afridi has become the latest celebrity figure from the cricket world to speak out about the 15-year-old's IPL 2026 season.
Afridi took to social media after Sooryavanshi's 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 Eliminator and described it as an innings of pure brilliance.
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He wrote on X: "Man, I’m truly blown away by 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 97 runs of pure brilliance!
The way he played total edge-of-the-seat stuff. Talent like this at such a young age is so rare & special."
Afridi used the moment to urge Pakistan to create more such platforms so that its own talented youngsters get the same opportunity like Sooryavanshi.
"That’s exactly why leagues like our PSL are so important that we need to create more platforms so our Pakistan boys get the same chance to showcase their talent & light up the world just like Vaibhav," he said.
"Massive respect & love, kid. You’re a future superstar in the making! Keep rising."
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Mohammad Yousuf compared Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to Shahid Afridi
Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf offered a different kind of tribute as he compared Sooryavanshi to a young Shahid Afridi, the most celebrated big-hitter Pakistani cricket has ever produced.
Yousuf wrote on X: "15-year-old cricket sensation #Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reminds me of @SAfridiofficial young, fearless, explosive, full of energy. The future is here!"
From Sachin Tendulkar to Chris Gayle to now Javed Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, the breadth of voices praising Sooryavanshi tells its own story. They way the 15-year-old has captured the attention of the global cricket community, it is unprecedented and can only be compared to Tendulkar's international debut at 16 against Pakistan.
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The Cricket News Opinion: Sooryavanshi has become a phenomenon in Pakistan
From Sachin Tendulkar to Chris Gayle to now Javed Afridi and Mohammad Yousuf, the breadth of voices praising Sooryavanshi tells its own story.
They way the 15-year-old has captured the attention of the global cricket community, it is unprecedented and can only be compared to Tendulkar's international debut at 16 against Pakistan.
And ffter Sooryavanshi played his knock of 97 runs against SRH, it seems that his stock seems to be growing across the border.
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