India’s Young Cricket Sensation: Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL 2025

India’s Young Cricket Sensation: Vaibhav Suryavanshi in IPL 2025

Mar 18, 2025 Komal Das

Sanju Samson praised 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.1 crore, as a potential record-breaker

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, turning 14 on March 27, may face Dhoni, IPL's oldest player, this season. Sanju Samson backed him to play for India soon

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi could break Sachin Tendulkar's record as India's youngest cricketer, already excelling in Youth Tests and ODIs

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Born a week before India’s 2011 World Cup win under Dhoni, Vaibhav’s age ties to an IPL ad campaign

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Rahul Dravid leads RR in 2025 IPL; Bihar’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi excelled in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy at 12

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Vaibhav debuted for India B U-19 in 2023 and became India’s youngest first-class player in January 2024 at 12 years, 284 days

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, bought by RR for ₹1.1 crore in IPL 2025, wowed selectors with three sixes in a Nagpur trial match

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At 13, Vaibhav Suryavanshi set records with the fastest youth Test century and youngest List-A half-century in Indian cricket

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