Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reacts as Jos Buttler calls him ‘GOAT’ to his face amid IPL 2026
Gujarat Titans batter Jos Buttler met Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the upcoming season in the IPL, ahead of their clash against the Rajasthan Royals. He hailed the young Indian opener and cited him as a promising young talent for India.
The Gujarat Titans started their campaign with a defeat against the Punjab Kings, while the Rajasthan Royals made a promising start to their campaign against the Chennai Super Kings. Sooryavanshi once again made a stunning start to their campaign with a 15-ball half-century against the Super Kings.
Jos Buttler, in a recent conversation, summed up his admiration for the Indian star who has taken the IPL by storm ever since he arrived in the competition. He has amassed over 300 runs in 8 IPL innings.
Jos Buttler praised Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for breaking English hearts
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 3, 2026
Former Rajasthan Royals player Jos Buttler was seen in a conversation with current RR manager Romy Bhinder and the youngster Vaibhav. Buttler said, "I said don't get him too excited. I said the best player I've ever seen."
"Imagine when he is 21 or 25, the world at his feet. So good to watch," said Buttler, shaking hands with Sooryavanshi. He then went on to praise him for his innings in the U19 World Cup, where he broke English hearts.
"Playing so well, great to watch, keep it up. That freedom is so good to watch," Buttler concluded, speaking ahead of GT's upcoming clash vs RR. The RR team manager also stated that Sooryavanshi wanted to win trophies like Buttler at one point in his career.
Jos Buttler is in total awe of the Rajasthan Royals youngster
Jos Buttler, who now plays for the Gujarat Titans, left his former franchise RR ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, ending his seven-year tenure. During the auction, he joined the Gujarat Titans for a whopping price of INR 15.75 crore.
Jos Buttler revealed in a previous YouTube podcast with former England player Stuart Broad, "It's inspiring and deflating at the same time. This guy's 20 years younger than me, and he's just smashing us all around the park."
"But yes, absolutely like shockwaves throughout the sort of cricket world, I think, a 14-year-old guy getting picked out—that was the story, wasn't it, he was in the auction as the youngest and Jimmy (Anderson) being the oldest in the age difference," he added.
Buttler recalled the Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hundred from IPL 2025
Sooryavanshi played the master innings against Gujarat back in 2025, when he scored a maiden IPL hundred as a 14-year-old cricketer. This was also the second-fastest hundred ever scored in the history of the IPL.
Recalling his record-breaking ton vs GT, Buttler said, "The innings against us, our bowling attack has Mohammed Siraj, a brilliant international bowler; Prasidh Krishna, an international bowler; and Rashid Khan, the best T20 bowler. And just the scale of the sixes, well, they're not just going over the boundaries; they were big sixes. And 35 balls for 100, it was outrageous."
“He actually hit his first ball for six in the IPL. He played two or three games, I think, before he played against us. So the first ball he's ever faced in the IPL, he sort of gave himself a bit of room and smacked it over wide long off for a six and that fearlessness—and I think I love these guys out there, no,” he added.
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