Rising Star Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest Player in IPL History

In doing so, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has well and truly written his name into the history books after becoming the youngest player ever to feature at the IPL. At only 14 years old, Suryavanshi has already accomplished the impressive milestone of. In the last auction he signed his name against a stunning £103,789, 1.1 crore rupees in Mumbai terms. This amazing feat smashes the previous record held by spinner Prayas Rai Burman. His only appearance came in 2019 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where he ended up playing one match.

Suryavanshi’s cricketing journey was just beginning last October. He impressed one and all with a blistering 58-ball hundred for India Under-19s in a Youth Test against Australia Under-19s in Chennai. At the time, he was just 13 years old, as he displayed his remarkable abilities on the worldwide platform. His innings was a showcase of clinical strokeplay, particularly hitting the ball straighter and longer than anyone at the other end. He constructed a dangerous opening partnership of 85 runs with countryman Yashasvi Jaiswal before being dismissed by South Africa’s Aiden Markram in the ninth over.

Apart from his recent exploits at the U19 level, Suryavanshi has been leaving a mark in the Ranji Trophy tournament as well. He had debuted for Bihar last January at the ripe age of 12. Since then he’s played five Ranji Trophy games and made 100 runs at an average of 20 with a top score of 41. His performances have given him a huge repute of being one of the best Indian young prospects.

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Before auction Suryavanshi’s inclusion among the drafted players in the IPL is indicative of the growing faith in young cricketers in the country. He was a part of the India Under-19 Asia Cup winning squad last year, which underlines his potential and skill level. He made the jump to professional cricket at an early age and shortly thereafter to the IPL. While this personal success certainly is worth celebrating, it represents a larger and newfound shift in Indian sports toward fostering young talent.