Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Orange Cap at 15 Rewrites IPL History

When the IPL 2026 league table finally settled, the name at the top of the run charts was not a seasoned India star or a marquee overseas signing.

This was not a flash-in-the-pan cameo or a feel-good selection.

The Orange Cap That Left Gill and Sudharsan Behind

The race for the Orange Cap went to the very last game.

His final aggregate of 776 runs is now among the five biggest single-season hauls in IPL history, sitting behind only Virat Kohli's 973 in 2016, Gill's 890 in 2023, Jos Buttler's 8