Rajasthan Royals manager spoke astir the signing of the youngster
- Henry Tomlinson, Freelance Sports Reporter
- Published: 9:15, 26 Nov 2024
- Updated: 9:15, 26 Nov 2024
A CRICKET wunderkind has made past arsenic helium has been sold successful a immense IPL auction woody - astatine conscionable 13 years old.
Indian teen Vaibhav Suryavanshi was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for £104,000 (11 cardinal rupees).
Suryavanshi roseate to prominence aft smashing a 58-ball centre for the India Under-19s against Australia's U19s successful an unofficial Test match.
He besides made his T20 debut for Bihar successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan.
With the bat successful hand, helium managed 13 runs disconnected conscionable six balls.
Head manager Rahul Dravid believes that the IPL tin assistance make the skills of the rising star.
He told the IPL: "I deliberation he's (Suryavanshi) got immoderate truly bully skills, truthful we thought it mightiness beryllium a bully situation for him to turn in.
"Vaibhav conscionable came to our trials and we were truly blessed with what helium saw."
The IPL auction was little palmy for England fable James 'Jimmy' Anderson.
The bowler made himself disposable for astir £10,000 much than Suryavanshi.
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However, the 42-year-old went unsigned and volition not diagnostic successful the tournament.
Anderson has not played a T20 lucifer successful implicit a decennary and has been coaching with England since retiring from the nationalist side.
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Meanwhile, chap England stars Will Jacks and Sam Curran were signed up.
White-ball batter Jacks was bought by the Mumbai Indians for £500,000.
Curran returned to the Chennai Super Kings successful a woody worthy £230,000.