6 days Ago By Ansh Sharma
As the BCCI released the list of players who will be appearing in the upcoming IPL mega auction, the name of 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi emerged. Suryavanshi, who hails from Bihar, recently made it to India’s U-19 squad for the upcoming 2024 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Asia Cup, set to take place in the UAE. By making it to the IPL auction shortlist, Suryavanshi became the youngest player in the league’s history to register himself for the auction.
Whether the teenager attracts the interest of any franchise at the auction remains to be seen, however he has already become a part of the league’s history. The 2011-born first started showing talent towards cricket at the mere age of 4. At the age of 9, Vaibhav’s father enrolled him in a cricket academy in the nearby town of Samastipur.
It didn’t take long for people around him to notice that Vaibhav was well ahead of his age in the terms of talent for the game. “After practicing for two-and-a-half years there, I gave Under-16 trials for the Vijay Merchant Trophy. I was on standby due to my age.
By God’s grace, I started coaching under Manish Ojha sir, a former Ranji player. He has taught me a lot and whatever I am today, it is because of him,” Vaibhav told The Times of India. Vaibhav was only 12 years old when he played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar, scoring around 400 runs in just 5 matches.
With such fantastic performances, it didn’t take him long to rise through the ranks in Bihar Cricket. Vaibhav, who made his debut for Bihar at the age of 12, recently scored a fabulous 58-ball century against the Australia U-19 team in a 4-day game in Chennai, solidifying his place as a rising star. He also featured in the India A squad against Bangladesh and England U-19 teams in a tournament that served as a platform for selectors to pick the Indian team for the ICC U-19 World Cup 2024.
Vaibhav made his first-class debut in Bihar’s Ranji Trophy 2023-24 Elite Group B clash against Mumbai in Patna in January this year. At 12 years and 284 days, he became the youngest Indian to make a first-class debut since 1986..
