Could Vaibhav Suryavanshi Become the First Player to Break Chris Gayle’s Untouchable IPL Records?
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Could Vaibhav Suryavanshi Become the First Player to Break Chris Gayle’s Untouchable IPL Records?

Chris Gayle’s 175* and 30-ball century have survived for more than a decade and still feel almost impossible to break.

But then comes Vaibhav Suryavanshi…

At just 15, he’s already putting up numbers that most players can only dream of and has even recorded multiple sub-40-ball IPL centuries.

So I’m curious:

🏏 Will Vaibhav ever break Gayle’s 30-ball century record?

🏏 Can anyone realistically beat Gayle’s 175* in an IPL match?

🏏 Which is more likely to be broken first:

Gayle’s 175*

Gayle’s 30-ball hundred

Kohli’s 973-run IPL season record

🏏 And here’s the fun one…

If Rajasthan Royals released Vaibhav in the next mega auction, which franchise would go all-in for him?

My guess is there would be a bidding war involving multiple teams, but I’m not sure anyone lets a talent like that slip away easily.

Not saying he’s greater than Gayle—Gayle’s IPL legacy is on another level.

But do you think Vaibhav has the highest ceiling of any young IPL batter we’ve seen?

Curious to hear everyone’s predictions. 👇

u/ashish_2616 — 5 days ago

What’s something younger people will never understand about life before smartphones?

I was thinking about how different life used to be before we had the internet in our pockets 24/7.

You couldn’t Google an answer instantly.

Getting lost actually meant getting lost.

Meeting friends required trust because there was no “I’m 5 minutes away” text.

And if someone took an embarrassing photo of you, there was a good chance nobody else would ever see it. 😅

What’s one thing from the pre-smartphone era that would sound completely unbelievable to younger generations today?

Curious to hear everyone’s stories. 👇

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u/ashish_2616 — 6 days ago
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi Is #1. Who Are Your #2, #3, #4 & #5 Emerging Players of IPL 2026?

🏏 Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already won the IPL 2026 Emerging Player award.

So let's make this more interesting...

If Vaibhav is locked in at #1, who would be your:

🥈 2nd Best Emerging Player

🥉 3rd Best Emerging Player

4️⃣ 4th Best Emerging Player

5️⃣ 5th Best Emerging Player

Choose from:

• Ayush Mhatre

• Urvil Patel

• Madhav Tiwari

• Shivam Kumar

• Salil Arora

• Sakib Hussain

• Praful Hinge

• Rasikh Dar

• Priyansh Arya

• Ashwani Kumar

• Prince Yadav

• Mukul Chaudhary

• Kartik Tyagi

• Angkrish Raghuvanshi

• Sameer Rizvi

• Kartik Sharma

My guess is there won't be a single ranking everyone agrees on 😅

Drop your Top 5 below and let's see which player gets the most support.

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u/ashish_2616 — 6 days ago