Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi? Check Age, Parents, Birthplace, Cricketing Career and Record

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Biography: Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a 14-year-old left-hand batter who has recently become the youngest batter in IPL history to crack the fastest 100 in just 35 balls. 

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a star batter who made his IPL debut earlier this season against the Lucknow Super Giants after RR captain Sanju Samson was sidelined due to injury. 

He became the youngest player to secure a contract in the IPL auction 2025. It was the Rajasthan Royals (RR) who put their trust in him and bagged him for 1.1. Crore INR.

Let’s know more about this left-handed batter and a Slow left-arm Orthodox bowler.

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Who is Vaibhav Suryavanshi? The Youngest Ever Centurion in Men's T20 cricket

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Born on 27 March 2011, in Tajpur, Bihar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a 14-year-old cricketer who started playing cricket at the age of four, when children just learn how to talk and walk properly. 

After that, he was initially coached by his father before he joined a cricket academy in Samastipur at the age of nine. Vaibhav played the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar's under-19 team when he was 12 years old.

He made his first-class debut for Bihar against Mumbai in January 2024, when he was merely 12 years and 284 days old. He is the youngest Indian List A debutant and the youngest to debut in the Indian Premier League.

Key Points

• Became the youngest cricketer to play in the Ranji Trophy for Bihar and the 4th youngest overall.
• At the time of his Ranji Trophy debut, he was the youngest player in the modern era, surpassing Yuvraj Singh's record.
• Alimuddin holds the overall record for the youngest Indian first-class debutant.
• In November 2024, he became the youngest T20 cricketer at 13 years and 241 days, debuting for Bihar against Rajasthan.
• In December 2024, he became the youngest Indian to play List A cricket at 13 years and 269 days for Bihar against Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• In 2023, he represented the India B under-19 side, scoring 177 runs in six innings with two half-centuries in a quadrangular series.
• Made his debut for India under-19 in September 2024 against Australia under-19s.
• Scored the fastest century (in 58 balls) for India under-19 on his under-19 Test debut, finishing with 104 runs.
• His under-19 Test century was the second-fastest in under-19 international cricket.
• At the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he scored 76 off 46 balls against the UAE under-19s.
• Also scored 67 runs off 36 balls against Sri Lanka in the semi-final of the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Cricket Stats

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Career Stats

Youngest Player in International Cricket: Suryavanshi’s Franchise Career

• In November 2024, at the age of 13, Suryavanshi became the youngest player to secure an IPL contract, signing with the Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.1 crore.
• On April 19, 2025, at 14 years and 23 days old, he became the youngest player to debut in the IPL, playing for the Rajasthan Royals against the Lucknow Super Giants.
• He is the first IPL player born after the tournament's establishment in 2008.
• In his debut IPL match, he scored 34 runs off 20 balls, including a six on his very first delivery.
• On April 28, 2025, at the age of 14 years and 32 days, Suryavanshi became the youngest player in IPL history to score a century, achieving this against the Gujarat Titans.
• His century was also the second-fastest in IPL history and the fastest by an Indian player (35 balls).
• He holds the record for the youngest player to score a half-century in the IPL.
• He is the youngest player to achieve a score of 50 or more in all forms of T20 cricket.
• He holds the record for the most sixes hit by an Indian player in an IPL innings (11), a record he shares with Murali Vijay.
• He also holds the record for the fastest century by an Indian player in the IPL (35 balls).

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