The Indian Premier League (IPL) continues to showcase the emerging talents through the ten franchises. Like the previous IPL seasons, this season too, multiple youngsters deserve to be in the senior Team India squad for the T20 International format. Needless to say, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is among the top contenders to be in the side without any doubt.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remains a dominating force in the domestic and international circuit. After winning the ICC U-19 World Cup with India, the 15-year-old has been in stunning form for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the ongoing IPL 2026 season. Along with Sooryavanshi, 4 other emerging players deserve to get a chance to play for the Men in Blue.
List of 5 IPL 2026 youngsters ready for India call-up:
1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
The 15-year-old batter has been in dominating form with the Rajasthan Royals since the beginning of IPL 2026. The southpaw so far has scored 52, 31, 39, 78, and 0 against the Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Sunrisers Hyderabad, respectively. The batter did not hesitate to vandalize the world-class bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Josh Hazelwood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and many others in the league.
2. Ayush Mhatre
The captain of the India U-19 team, under whose leadership the team claims the title. With extra responsibility on his shoulders, Mhatre showed maturity with the bad and got runs at the exact moment when the team needed him the most. For the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he is one of the most reliable batters in the team who has already registered a couple of half-centuries in the IPL 2026 campaign.
3. Sameer Rizvi
The 22-year-old middle-order has emerged as one of the most surprising batters in the IPL 2026 season. The batter gained the trust of the Delhi Capitals team management and continues to feature in the batting line-up as an impact player over Ashutosh Sharma. After pursuing a promising domestic season with Uttar Pradesh, Rizvi has already got two half-centuries, including a 90 for the Delhi Capitals in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League.
4. Prince Yadav
The 24-year-old pacer from Delhi, who came under the spotlight in the 2024 Delhi Premier League, played for Rishabh Pant-led Purani Delhi 6. In the tournament, Yadav claimed 13 wickets in ten matches, after which he went to play for the state team in the domestic tournaments, and eventually got a contract letter from the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of the IPL 2025 season. In the IPL 2026 season, he has so far claimed 6 wickets in 4 matches for LSG, displaying his skills as an emerging pacer.
5. Suyash Sharma
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is another bowler who can provide headaches to the national team selectors. The 22-year-old, who concluded the IPL 2025 season with 8 wickets for an economy rate of 8.84, remains a vital part of the team in the ongoing campaign as well. The Delhi-born has already picked up 4 wickets in 3 matches with an economy rate of 8.72.
