Vaibhav Sooryavanshi determined to break this massive Chris Gayle record

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi determined to break this massive Chris Gayle record

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 15-year-old cricket prodigy, has set his sights on breaking the iconic record of Chris Gayle's unbeaten 175 in T20 cricket.

The West Indies legend had set the record during the 2013 IPL season while playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Pune Warriors India.

More than a decade later, it still remains the highest individual score in T20 cricket.

However, with Sooryavanshi now openly targeting it, Gayle's long-standing milestone could finally come under serious threat.

Sooryavanshi sets sights on Gayle's record

Sooryavanshi expressed his ambition on Kevin Pietersen's YouTube show, The Switch.

He said, "I want to score 200 in T20."

When Pietersen reminded him of Gayle's record, he reiterated his goal by saying, "Yeah, I want to break his record and score 200. If I play 20 overs in any game, I definitely will break that record."

Close calls to 200-mark in T20s

Sooryavanshi has already come close to the 200-run mark twice.

He scored 190 for Bihar in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and a blistering 175 in the Under-19 World Cup final.

His highest T20 score is currently 144, but he has shown potential to achieve this unprecedented feat.

Last year, he registered India's joint-third fastest T20 century against UAE in ACC Men's U19 Asia Cup, off 32 balls.

Aggressive mindset reminiscent of Tendulkar's ODI double century quest

Sooryavanshi's aggressive style of play has drawn comparisons with India's most explosive young batsmen.

He had said after his record-breaking innings against England U19, "I will try to score 200 in the next match. I will try to play the full 50 overs. The more I score, more the team will benefit."

This fearless mindset is reminiscent of Sachin Tendulkar who became the first batter to score a double century in ODI cricket back in 2010.

Golden run in IPL 2026

Sooryavanshi has been making waves in the ongoing IPL season.

In his recent outing against Lucknow Super Giants, the Rajasthan Royals sensation became the first Indian to hammer 50 sixes in an IPL season (now 53).

His IPL 2026 tally after 14 games reads 583 runs at an average of 41.64. Sooryavanshi also owns the best strike rate for any batter this season (41.64).

Sooryavanshi already has four hundreds from 32 T20 games, out of which two have come in the IPL.