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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan to Play Together in New IPL Team?

Arjun Mehta · · 2 min read
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan to Play Together in New IPL Team?

The Indian Premier League has been a batting extravaganza this season, with players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan at the epicentre.

The Rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan

The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi has been in beast mode, tonking bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and Kagiso Rabada for fun. His performance this season has confirmed that the prodigal batter is not a one-season wonder.

Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan has upped his game while leading the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) from the front, in the absence of Cummins during the first half.

Bihar: The Reason Behind Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan

Hailing from Bihar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan have a lot in common. Both are left-handed top-order batters who love taking on bowlers from the word go – a trait that reflects the aggressive brand associated with the state.

Although Bihar’s Cricket Team has yet to reach the heights of the Indian ecosystem, the state has repeatedly proven its worth by nurturing world-class talent.

Indian Billionaire Backs Bihar for IPL Team

Renowned industrialist Anil Agarwal has asked for an IPL team from the state. The 72-year-old business tycoon, who is the founder of the Vedanta Resources Limited, is a Patna-born.

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As per Agarwal, players like Sooryavanshi, Kishan, and SRH’s Sakib Hussain have set the stage on fire in the IPL 2026. Thus, these cricketers from Bihar should have an IPL team, providing world-class infrastructure for the state and inspiring the next generation of cricketers.

Agarwal said,

Ishan Kishan, born in Patna, scored the fastest ODI double century in terms of balls faced. Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Samastipur became the youngest player to make an IPL debut. And today, the eyes of the entire world are on the brilliant bowling of Saqib Hussain, born into an ordinary family in Gopalganj,” Agarwal added.

IPL’s Increasing Craze Among Indian Family-Run Firms

Recently, two of the existing IPL franchises, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, were sold at path-breaking prices.

Interestingly, both the lucrative deals that acquired the two franchises had something in common: both involved two Indian billionaire families buying them.

The Aditya Birla Group, led by the consortium alongside Times of India Group, Blackstone, and Bolt Ventures, bought RCB for a whopping $1.78 billion ( ₹16,706 crore approx).

Meanwhile, the Lakshmi Mittal family and Adar Poonawalla procured RR for $1.65 billion (INR 15,660 crore approx).

Ahead of IPL 2022, the BCCI expanded the tournament from an eight-team affair to a 10-team affair, with Sanjiv Goenka purchasing the Lucknow Super Giants and Torrent Group & CVC Capital Partners partnering up for the Gujarat Titans.

Thus, if the BCCI plans to expand the league from 10 franchises, Bihar’s very own Anil Agarwal could emerge as a potential buyer.

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Arjun Mehta

Arjun Mehta is a senior cricket analyst and features writer for Cricbuzz, where he deciphers the Indian Premier League auction strategies, player development arcs, and the ever-changing dynamics of the national team. A Pune-based journalist with a sharp eye for numbers and a fluent storytelling style, Mehta has covered every IPL season since 2014 and reported from two ICC Men's T20 World Cups. His work often explores the business of cricket, dressing-room politics, and how grassroots systems across South Asia feed into the global game. An alumnus of Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication, Arjun is also a popular voice on Cricbuzz Live shows and a regular contributor to cricket podcasts.

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