Former South Africa batter AB de Villiers praised RR's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying his batting reminds him of ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden who used to spend time on pitch before batting. "The important thing is...that Vaibhav is already building his own habits...instead of trying to copy others," de Villiers added. Vaibhav has scored 680 runs in IPL 2026 so far.