Is Yashasvi Jaiswal being overshadowed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the IPL?
With the arrival of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the IPL and in the Rajasthan Royals, the talks regarding Yashasvi Jaiswal’s form and his explosive knocks have slowed down. With 2472 runs in 76 innings for the Rajasthan Royals and scoring 2 centuries, he has played 23 matches for the Indian team so far.
As the IPL 2026 progresses to the second stage of the tournament, the Rajasthan Royals are doing well and looking set to make it to the playoffs. The main men who have been their impact players at the top have been Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who are starting each power play with a bang. With Jaiswal scoring 2472 runs in his IPL career and Sooryavanshi getting 652 runs in 16 matches, both are competing well against each other too.
In the IPL 2026, Vaibhav Soooryavanshi has been able to flex his muscles by scoring 400 runs in 9 matches with a strike rate of 238.09, making a century and a half-century. On the other hand, Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 306 runs in 9 matches with an average of 43.71 and a strike rate of 158.54. Despite having similar performances, there have been talks of getting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into the senior team of India, while Yashavsi Jaiswal last played for India in the T20I format on 30th July, 2024.
With Vaibhav Soooryavanshi starting the innings with big hits, Yashasvi Jaiswal is often being overshadowed, who usually takes time to settle on the crease and then takes up the aggressor role. With the competition for India’s opening slot rising up, Yashasvi Jaiswal hasn't been able to make a strong case yet.
Our Take
The competition for the opening slot of the Indian team has a wide list of players, such as Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Abhishek Sharma, KL Rahul, Vaibhav Soooryavanshi, and Yashasvi Jaiswal. With so much talent coming up, it will be ideal for Yashasvi Jaiswal to have a strong start in the IPL 2026 and compete well with Vaibhav Soooryavanshi. For him, the upcoming matches of the tournament will be crucial to keep himself in the list above.
Note: The stats used in the article are till 29th April, 2026.