‘He’s smashing bowlers into row Z’
3 min readMay 7, 2026 04:06 PM IST Jos Buttler has backed Kyle Jamieson’s fiery send-off to teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying the reaction was understandable given the fearless way the 15-year-old has batted in the IPL this season. Speaking on the For the Love of Cricket podcast, the Gujarat Titans wicketkeeper-batsman said the controversy around the incident was mainly because of Sooryavanshi’s age. The incident took place during the Rajasthan Royals’ defeat to Delhi Capitals last week. After dismissing Sooryavanshi for four runs, Jamieson celebrated aggressively in the youngster’s face and was later handed a demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. “I don’t know if it’s been big news. It’s not something I’ve seen a lot of,” Buttler said. “I saw him get him out and, you know, I think the fact that he is 15 is probably the thing that makes it so big, doesn’t it?” Buttler said Sooryavanshi’s batting this season has forced bowlers to treat him like any other dangerous batter, irrespective of his age. “But I would …






