On Monday, November 25, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Bihar batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player ever to be sold at an IPL auction. Following a fierce bidding battle with the Delhi Capitals (DC), Suryavanshi was sold to the Rajasthan Royals for an incredible Rs 1.10 crore.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi To Collab With Rahul Dravid ?
The first player to be purchased at auction who is younger than the IPL itself is Vaibhav. He will collaborate with Rahul Dravid, one of the best cricket minds in India, who rejoined the Rajasthan Royals as head coach.
Born in Samastipur, Suryavanshi recently achieved the fastest century by an Indian in Under-19 Test cricket when playing the Australia Under-19 team in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. The 13-year-old’s first red-ball encounter for the India Under-19 team saw him smash his century in just 58 balls.
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who scored a 56-ball century for England Under-19 in 2005, is the only player with a higher score than his 58-ball one. In a devastating innings, Vaibhav struck 14 boundaries and four sixes. At the age of 12 years and 284 days, he made his debut in a first-class match against Mumbai’s Shams Mulani in January 2024, making him the fourth-youngest Indian to do so.
During the 2023 Cooch Behar Trophy, Suryavanshi represented Bihar and amassed 151 runs off 128 balls, including three sixes and 22 fours, against Jharkhand. In the game’s second innings, he scored an additional 76 runs. In addition, Suryavanshi participated in a quadrangular series that included Bangladesh U19, England U19, India U19 A, and India U19 B. In the tournament, he received scores of 53, 74, 0, 41, and 0.
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