Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Reveals His IPL Dream: Like every year, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organized the Naman Awards ceremony this year too on Sunday i.e. 15th March. Young cricket sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi also attended the event held in New Delhi. During this program, Vaibhav was invited on stage along with Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma, where commentator Harsha Bhogle had a special conversation with these players. During this conversation, Bhogle asked Vaibhav a question which made a lot of headlines.

Want to break Chris Gayle’s record of 175 runs – Vaibhav Suryavanshi

During the Naman Awards ceremony, Harsh Bhogle asked Vaibhav Suryavanshi which record he would like to break in the IPL? In response, this young explosive batsman from Bihar told about his dream with great confidence. Vaibhav said that he wants to break Chris Gayle’s historical record of 175 runs in IPL.

Let us tell you, West Indies’ legendary batsman Chris Gayle had made this record against Pune Warriors India while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during IPL 2013. He scored unbeaten 175 runs in just 66 balls at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, which till date is the highest individual score in the history of T20 cricket.

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi created a stir in the Under-19 World Cup

Vaibhav Suryavanshi had created history by scoring 175 runs in just 80 balls against England in the ICC Under-19 World Cup final of 2026. He hit 15 fours and the same number of sixes in this innings. Thanks to this explosive innings of Vaibhav, Team India got a spectacular victory in that title match. Even before this record innings, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already made many records in his name. Vaibhav is the youngest batsman to score a century in IPL. He created a sensation by scoring a century in just 35 balls for Gujarat Titans in the 2025 IPL season.

BCCI’s Naman Awards 2026: Yesterday i.e. March 15, 2026 was a very special day for Indian cricket, because like every year, this year too the Naman Awards were organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The BCCI Naman Awards 2026 held in New Delhi witnessed a gathering of legends and rising new stars of Indian cricket. In this ceremony, players who performed brilliantly at international, domestic and junior levels were honored. The biggest achievement of the ceremony was ‘Colonel C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award’, which honored former greats Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj for their contributions.

Shubman-Smriti got the best international male cricketer

Team India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill was selected as the ‘Best International Male Cricketer’ (Polly Umrigar Award) for his outstanding performance in the year 2024/25. On the other hand, in women’s cricket, Smriti Mandhana won this prestigious title for the fifth time. Mandhana has also been the highest run-scorer in ODI cricket this season, while Deepti Sharma won the award for taking most wickets in ODIs.

Harshit Rana also received Naman Award

Indian team’s young fast bowler Harshit Rana received the ‘Best Debut (Men)’ award for his brilliant debut in international cricket. Although, due to injury, he could not be a part of T20 World Cup 2026, but BCCI appreciated his talent on the stage. This award in women’s cricket is given to N. Shri Charani made his name. In domestic cricket, Ayush Mhatre of Mumbai was awarded the Lala Amarnath Award (Best All-rounder) and Harsh Dubey of Vidarbha was awarded the Lala Amarnath Award (Ranji Trophy All-rounder).

Colonel C.K. Naidu Lifetime Achievement	Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj	–
Best International Male Cricketer (2024-25)	Shubhman Gill	international
Best International Women Cricketer (2024-25)	Smriti Mandhana	international
Best International Debut (Men)	Harshit Rana	international
Best International Debut (Women)	N. Mr Charani	international
Most runs in ODI (women)	Smriti Mandhana	international
Most wickets in ODI (women)	Deepti Sharma	international
Lala Amarnath Award (Best Allrounder)	Ayush Mhatre	Domestic (Limited Overs)
Lala Amarnath Award (Ranji Trophy all-rounder)	Harsh Dubey	Vidarbha
Madhavrao Scindia Award (Most Runs – Ranji)	Y. V. Rathod (Elite) / Snehal Kauthankar (Plate)	Vidarbha/Goa
Madhavrao Scindia Award (Most Wickets – Ranji)	Harsh Dubey (Elite) / Suchith J (Plate)	Vidarbha/Nagaland
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (Best Female Junior)	Ira Jadhav	Mumbai
Jagmohan Dalmia Trophy (Best Female Senior)	Shefali Verma	Haryana
MA. Chidambaram Trophy (U23 Col. C.K. Naidu)	McNeil HN (run) / Vicky Ostwal (wicket)	Karnataka/Maharashtra
MA. Chidambaram Trophy (U19 Cooch Behar Trophy)	Nitya J Pandya (run) / Hemchudesan J (wicket)	Baroda / Tamil Nadu
Jagmohan Dalmiya Trophy (U16 Vijay Merchant Trophy)	Shantanu Singh (run) / Yashvardhan Singh Chauhan (wicket)	Uttar Pradesh / Madhya Pradesh
best domestic umpire	Ulhas Gandhe	Vidarbha
Best performance in domestic tournament	Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA)	State Union

Young players were also honored

In this awards ceremony, BCCI honored not only senior players but also players of Under-16, Under-19 and Under-23 level, so that cricket can be promoted at the ground level in India. The ‘Best Umpire’ award went to Ulhas Gande, while the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) was given the Best State Association award for its outstanding performance in domestic tournaments.

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