3 min readMay 23, 2026 05:57 PM IST For most 15-year-olds, walking into the Wankhede Stadium for an IPL game could probably feel overwhelming. The noise, the expectations, the cameras, the conversations around them – all of it can consume even experienced cricketers, let alone teenagers. But Rajasthan Royals (RR) assistant coach Trevor Penney says Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has reacted to the attention around him in a manner he has rarely seen before. Speaking ahead of RR’s must-win clash against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Penney described the teenager as someone operating in his “own little bubble”, largely untouched by the scale of the occasion around him. “I’m sure he’s very excited. We don’t have to talk to him much,” Penney said. “He’s just such a pleasant boy. He’s very confident. He’s just so excited every day to go and play and practise.” Sooryavanshi’s emergence has quickly become one of the stories of IPL 2026. At an age when most players are still navigating junior cricket, he has already become part of RR’s playoff push and …