Brett Lee weighs in on India teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s age debate: ‘I don’t care how old he is’

Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi been the biggest talking point in Indian cricket in the past few months. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who announced himself during IPL 2025 with Rajasthan Royals (RR), went onto win the Orange Cap in IPL 2026, scoring 776 runs from 16 matches.

That performance eventually gave him his senior India debut., In the recent three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, he ended as the top run-getter in the series with 151 runs at a strike-rate of 196.10.

There have often been debates on whether Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is actually 15 years old, and according to former Australia pacer Brett Lee, that debate continues to rage on outside India. However, for Lee, it is not Vaibhav's age that matters.

Brett Lee on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's performance

"He is incredible. Everyone offshore, away from India, asks the question if he's 15. Is he 15 is probably the biggest talking point around the world. I don't care how old he is. If he's 15, fantastic, but if he's 17 or 18, who cares.

"This kid can play cricket. He has been such a great find for India, and he's going to go on to achieve bigger and better things," the 49-year-old said on the BeerBiceps YouTube channel.

Brett Lee noted Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's impressive performances in the IPL, but urged people to not put too much pressure on the youngster.

"He has already lit up the IPL in such a short space of time. That 97 he got (vs SRH), he was up against Aussie bowlers. They were bowling gas, and he was hooking them off his nose.

"He is playing proper cricketing shots and has power that he finds from somewhere. It won't be his form or batting; it'll only be his mind. He still has to be a kid. Let him be a kid and don't put too much pressure," added the former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer.

Lee also explained how he would have bowled to Sooryavanshi, acknowledging that the youngster’s strength against short-pitched deliveries would have made for a fascinating battle.

"If someone was a good hooker or puller of the ball, I used to love that because then it becomes a contest. So of course I would go into the boardroom, go upstairs and have a look.

"I'll put one on his badge and see what he does with it. He might hook me for six, but it won't discourage me from giving him another one," the former New South Wales cricketer explained.