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Playing for Rajasthan Royals, the 15-year-old from Samastipur finished IPL 2026 as its highest run-scorer. His 72 sixes broke Chris Gayle's single-season record of 59, and he reached 1,000 IPL runs in just 440 balls.
He was then picked for India's T20 squad for the tour of Ireland and England, set to make his international debut. Other Bihar players also shone in IPL 2026: Patna's Ishan Kishan made 602 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad, and Gopalganj's Sakib Hussain took a wicket in each of his first ten IPL matches.