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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi already commands ' ₹1.5-2 crore a day' at 15. But how well is the boy behind the brand protected?

5 and 2 crore for a single day of shooting, a rate that matches established veterans. The young cricketer bypassed his tenth-grade examinations to take part in the Indian Premier League, where his explosive 2026 campaign earned him Most Valuable Player honors and a Tata sports utility vehicle he remains too young to drive.

His meteoric rise was further fueled by a breakthrough 2025 run and a sensational knock of 175 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final earlier in the year.

Despite drawing comparisons in broadcast appeal to Sachin Tendulkar in Houlihan Lokey's 2026 valuation analysis, 's sudden commercial boom presents major unresolved concerns. As a minor unable to legally execute commercial pacts or vote, his long-term commitments are signed through guardians without clear framework protections or certainty over how these arrangements will transition once he turns 18.