The cricketing world's newest sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, has finally spoken about his much-talked-about conversation with Virat Kohli following the IPL 2026 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. RCB clinched their second consecutive title, but it was the exchange between the veteran and the teenage prodigy that captured everyone's imagination.
A Fanboy Moment Turned Reality
For Sooryavanshi, the interaction was nothing short of surreal. Having grown up idolising Kohli and supporting RCB, coming face-to-face with his hero left him starstruck. "To tell you the truth, when Virat bhaiya (brother) put his hand on my shoulder... I used to be an RCB fan before. Actually, I was a very, very big fan of Virat Kohli. So when he put his hand on my shoulder and started talking to me, it actually felt like a dream. The way he spoke, it didn't even feel like he was actually Virat Kohli," Sooryavanshi said in a video shared by Rajasthan Royals.
