'Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi AI?': Jos Buttler reveals hilarious chat with Jofra Archer on teenage sensation

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is so good at just 15 years of age that people just cannot believe that he is real. After Pakistan-based cricket analyst Nauman Niaz joked that he believes that Sooryavanshi is AI, England cricketer Jos Buttler too has revealed that he asked a similar question to his teammate Jofra Archer who plays alongside the 15-year-old at Rajasthan Royals.

Sooryavanshi has lit up the Indian Premier League 2026 with 400 runs in nine innings at an astonishing strike rate of 238. He is the leading six-hitter of the season with 37 maximums to his name alongside 34 fours.

“I really wonder what that kid has been. I think people need to check him at this point. Just like how you go through the doping tests, he also needs to check if he used an AI chip in his bat. That doesn’t look human. He is unreal. What a player he is!" Niaz had joked recently. Now, Buttler has also asked a similar question.

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Buttler asks Archer: Is Sooryavanshi AI?

In a recent podcast alongside his former England teammate Stuart Broad, Buttler praised Sooryavanshi and joked that he even messaged Archer on whether the 15-year-old is real or not.

“I actually texted Jofra and asked, ‘Is he AI? Has Elon Musk created this teenage sensation who is just a wizard with the bat?’ But no, he is real – and he is brilliant to watch. He is becoming a seriously exciting player, and I think there’s a very good chance we could see him in England this summer,” Buttler said.

Buttler was also left astonished by Sooryavanshi's ability to hit the best of bowlers out of the park.

“They were talking to Pat Cummins after his first game of the season, and James Franklin said to him, ‘You’ve joined a very exclusive club today alongside Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Hazlewood.’ I remember thinking, ‘That’s some company – what club is this?’ And then he said, ‘The first ball you bowled to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, he hit you for six as well’,” said the England wicket-keeper who is playing for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026.

“So Sooryavanshi, from the first three balls he has faced against Hazlewood, Bumrah and Cummins, arguably three all-time greats, has deposited each one over the ropes for six.

"Of all the records he may go on to break in his career, I think that might be one of my favourites. It’s outrageous. You can imagine a coach telling 15-year-old Vaibhav, ‘These are pretty good bowlers, mate – maybe just have a look at one.’ And he has decided to launch each of them out of the ground first ball. That is just extraordinary.”