IPL Auction 2025: Meet 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, rated highly by VVS Laxman, set to play for Rahul Dravid’s Rajasthan Royals

“I americium speechless…I don’t cognize what to say. It’s a monolithic happening for our family. I had a gut feeling that helium would get picked but ne'er successful my wildest dreams would I person thought that determination would beryllium a bidding war,” Vaibhav’s begetter Sanjeev Suryavanshi tells The Indian Express.

The youngster grabbed eyeballs precocious erstwhile helium became the youngest batter (13 years, 288 days) to grounds an planetary century, scoring 104 disconnected 62 balls successful a Youth Test for India Under-19 against Australia U-19 successful Chennai. The left-hander’s period came successful 58 balls, making it the fastest Youth Test 100 by an Indian and the second-fastest wide successful the world.

“Everything is coming arsenic a flashback to me. I was a cricket tragic myself. But had to termination that imagination erstwhile I moved to Mumbai astatine the property of 19 to gain money. I did a batch of jobs. I worked arsenic a bouncer successful a nightclub successful Colaba, worked astatine a Sulabh toilet,” recollects an affectional Sanjeev.

“All those 12 years I spent successful Mumbai, I utilized to deliberation erstwhile my luck would change. Now my lad has made it a reality. I don’t cognize what the aboriginal holds but aft this, I won’t person to get wealth from anyone for his cricket,” helium adds.

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Suryavanshi archetypal made headlines earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar, aged 12, making him 1 of the youngest ever to play successful India’s premier First-Class tournament.

“Cricket is coming backmost to Bihar. Ranji Trophy has returned. A budget of Rs 450 crore has already been passed to renovate Moin-ul-Haq stadium successful Patna. And present Vaibhav has burst onto the scene. He volition play for India successful the aboriginal for sure,” BCA President Rakesh Tiwari tells this newspaper.

Sanjeev is blessed that his lad volition beryllium nether the wings of his favourite subordinate Rahul Dravid, who is present astatine the helm successful Rajasthan Royals.

“Over the years, Royals person groomed the youngsters. Be it Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel oregon Riyan Parag, each are products of the Rajasthan Royals franchise. I sincerely anticipation that Vaibhav volition besides travel the aforesaid path,” says Sanjeev, who hails from Bihar’s Samstipur district.

Vaibhav’s puerility manager Manoj Ojha, echoes the sentiments of Sanjeev: “Perfect for Vaibhav. There is nary amended franchise for a youngster than Rajasthan Royals.”

“VVS Laxman rates him precise highly and monitors his development. He said past twelvemonth that the adjacent 2 years are going to beryllium precise important for Vaibhav. If idiosyncratic similar VVS Laxman is praising him, past determination indispensable beryllium thing peculiar successful the kid,” says Ojha.

In 5 Ranji Trophy matches Vaibhav has played, helium is yet to acceptable the signifier connected fire. He has managed lone 100 runs with a highest people of 41 against Madhya Pradesh. However, connected Saturday, making his debut successful the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy successful Rajkot, helium smoked Rajasthan’s left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary for 2 sixes earlier being dismissed for 13 disconnected six deliveries.

The 1 happening that disquieted Sanjeev was however his lad would woody with each this terms tag pressure.

“Money is good. Whatever I get, it volition spell successful his fix-deposit. But my biggest fearfulness is however helium volition woody with this situation. I americium yet to person a connection with him. I volition speech to him and volition marque definite that this IPL auction doesn’t get into his head, helium inactive has a agelong mode to go,” the begetter says.

Vaibhav volition beryllium successful enactment for India U-19 successful their Asia Cup lucifer against arch-rivals Pakistan connected Saturday successful Dubai.