Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at 13 years, became the youngest cricketer to bag an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract when he was snapped up at ₹1.10 crore by the Rajasthan Royals on Monday on Day 2 of the IPL Auction 2025 at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. Starting at a base price of ₹30 lakh, the left-handed batter started a bidding war between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. It was the 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals, who eventually secured Suryavanshi's services.
With legendary Rahul Dravid back as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals Suryavanshi will get better from here with franchise having a reputation of moulding young prodigies into national treasures. The likes of today's India stars Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Riyan Parag, have all come from Rajasthan Royals school of learning.
After picking up Suryavanshi, Rajasthan Royals took to X and wrote, “Vaibhav Suryavanshi, all of 13 years old, entering the IPL!” Known as one of the best upcoming talents, Suryavanshi made his T20 debut for Bihar in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan on Saturday and made a 6-ball 13 before falling to Deepak Chahar.
Despite creating ripples in junior circuit, Suryavanshi is yet to play a significant knock in first-class cricket, averaging only 10 after five matches with a best of 41.
He was only 12 years old when he played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar, aggregating nearly 400 runs in just five matches.
Hailing from Bihar's Samastipur, Suryavanshi has already made some news with his extraordinary achievements on the field. During the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season, Suryavanshi made his debut at just 12 years and 284 days against Mumbai. This was a history on its own.
Earlier, Yuvraj Singh made his debut at 15 years and 57 days while legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar started his career at 15 years and 230 days.
Suryavanshi caught the attention of cricket experts during the Youth Test series against Australia in Chennai, where he smashed 104 runs off just 62 balls. He also became the youngest centurion in the 170-year history of competitive cricket at 13 years and 188 days.
The southpaw also made a record for hitting the fastest century by an Indian at the youth level. He smashed a blistering century off 58 balls, which is second fastest at this level, just behind England’s Moeen Ali, who achieved the feat in 56 balls.
Capped players: Jofra Archer ( ₹12.50 crore), Maheesh Theekshana ( ₹4.40 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga ( ₹5.25 crore), Nitish Rana ( ₹4.2 crore), Tushar Deshpande ( ₹6.5 crore),
Uncapped players: Akash Madhwal ( ₹1.2 crore), Kumar Kartikeya Singh ( ₹30 lakh), Shubham Dubey ( ₹80 lakh), Yudhvir Charak ( ₹35 lakh), Vaibhav Suryavanshi ( ₹1.10 crore)
