With less than 10 days before the opening match of the IPL 2026 season, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) shares a video on social media platforms, capturing a face-off moment between Ravindra Jadeja and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Ahead of a fresh Indian Premier League campaign, which is scheduled to start from March 28, all ten teams have started their preparations. Rajasthan Royals, the champion of the inaugural IPL season, is conducting its training in Jaipur, in search of its second title.
Rajasthan Royals shared a 1v1 moment between Ravindra Jadeja and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
On March 19, the Rajasthan Royals shared a video to provide some glimpses of their rehearsal to their fans. The video captures a 1v1 moment between the veteran spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and the emerging opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. In the 54-second video, both of the players look in good touch, while the batter smashed Jadeja multiple times, and Ravindra Jadeja seems to dismiss the batter once during the over.
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Jadeja, 37, pitched multiple deliveries well outside of the off-stump, which Vaibhav guided into the air with ease. To trick the attacking top-order batter, the experienced spinner delivered a few balls on the middle and leg as well, which might have troubled the southpaw.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) March 19, 2026
Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
One of the deliveries, on the stump, seems to have caught Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out on the leg side. Jadeja’s expression explained that he probably got the wicket. From the video, it is unclear who won the competition. From the players’ expressions, it is clear that both of them enjoyed the session a lot.
Ravindra Jadeja, who started his IPL journey with the team from the Pink City of India, returned to Rajasthan after 17 years. In exchange for Sanju Samson, the Rajasthan Royals brought Jadeja, and England pace-bowling all-rounder traded in Sam Curran from the Chennai Super Kings (CSK).
The Saurashtra-born played for Rajasthan in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. After which, he played for Kochi Tuskers Kerala (now defunct), Chennai Super Kings, and Gujarat Lions. He played for CSK in two separate stints.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to continue as a dominating force in the IPL 2026 season
On the other side, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, a 14-year-old batting sensation, took the IPL 2025 by storm through his swashbuckling batting style. Sooryavanshi had made his IPL debut in 2025 as the replacement of injured Sanju Samson. In his debut match against the Lucknow Super Giants, the Under-19 batter played 34 off 20. At the age of 14, he quickly became the youngest batter to register a century in the league as well. Against the Gujarat Titans, he cracked 101 off 38 balls.
Sooryavanshi will enter the IPL 2026 season as the winner of the U-19 ICC ODI World Cup. In the final of the tournament, against England, the batter from Bihar smashed a record-breaking 175 run-knock in 80 balls. To decorate the knock, he hit fifteen 4s and fifteen 6s.
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