IPL Auction 2025 is held in Jeddah. The dominance of Bihar players was evident in this auction. This player is only 13 years old. Prior to this, such a young player had not been purchased in the history of IPL. This player is none other than Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi plays domestic cricket for Bihar. Recently, he has performed well in Under-19 cricket and scored a brilliant century against Australia. As a result, he came into the limelight and found a buyer at auction.
The team opened the safe
Rajasthan Royals made the highest bid for Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Rajasthan Royals offered Rs 110 crore for him. His auction reserve price is Rs 30 lakh. There is stiff competition for him in the auction between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals. Eventually Rajasthan included him in their squad. His age is 13 years and 244 days. He was 14 years old when he played in the IPL. At such a young age, he will have the opportunity to play with some of the biggest names in the world. He scored 104 runs in an innings of 62 balls against Australia U-19 team in Chennai.
It’s a wonderful career
Suryavanshi made headlines when he scored a goal for the India U-19 team in the unofficial Test against Australia U-19 team in Chennai. Thirteen-year-old Suryavanshi scored a century in just 58 balls, the fastest century by the Indian U-19 team in red-ball cricket. He is also the youngest batsman to achieve an international hundred at the age of 13.
Vaibhav has played five first-class matches and one T20 match for Bihar. He scored 100 points in 5 FC games, with a high of 41 points. In the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan, he scored only 13 points in the only tie-20th match. The left-handed batsman made his debut in the Ranji Trophy Classic against Mumbai in January 2024. He was born on March 27, 2011, in Tajpur village, Bihar.
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