13-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi created history after he became the youngest-ever player to be picked at an IPL auction. Suryavanshi has become a crorepati after he was roped in by Rajasthan Royals at the IPL 2025 mega auction.
As soon as his name popped up in the auction arena, Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals went behind the left-handed batter. His price was set at Rs 30 lakh and it saw a heated war between the Capitals and the Royals. The bid soon crossed 1 crore before the Capitals pulled out. The Royals got the player at Rs 1.10 crore. Suryavanshi became the youngest player to be shortlisted for an IPL auction when his name was included in the 577-player list for the bidding war in Jeddah.
Suryavanshi made headlines after he smashed a century for India U19 in an unofficial Test against Australia U19 in Chennai. The 13-year-old slammed a century off just 58 balls, registering the fastest-ever hundred for the India U19 team in red-ball cricket. He was also the youngest batter to record an international century at the age of 13. He finished his innings on 104 from 62 balls.
Vaibhav has played five first-class matches and one T20 game for Bihar. He has 100 runs to his name in 5 FC matches 41 being the highest. He has only 13 runs in the lone T20 in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan. The Southpaw made his first-class debut in January 2024 in a Ranji Trophy elite match against Mumbai.
Born in Bihar’s Tajpur village on March 27, 2011, Suryavanshi's cricket journey began at a very young age. He was enrolled in a cricket academy at the age of nine and gave Under-16 trials for the Vijay Merchant Trophy. He rose through the ranks in the Bihar circuit.
He played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy and amassed nearly 400 runs in just five matches. He was later picked for the India B U-19 team in a quadrangular series. The youngster earned his place in the Ranji Trophy squad after impressing the selectors in a U-23 camp.
He was only 12 years and 284 days old when he made his first-class debut in a Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai and became the youngest Indian to make an FC debut since 1986. He was younger than even the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh when he made his FC debut. Suryavanshi was over 12 when he made his debut, while these two legends were 15 at the time they had made their debuts.
A major achievement came when he hit a century against Australia U19 in an unofficial Test. He is now also picked in the India squad for the U-19 Asia Cup.
