You all might have heard about Vaibhav Suryavanshi the 13-year-old guy who was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for 1.1 in this season of IPL 2025. So the fact that this is true as Vaibhav Suryavanshi has actually earned 1.1 crores just at the age of 13 years after he was picked by Rajasthan Royals.
So let us know a bit about Vaibhav Suryavanshi and his life, and then we will proceed with this discussion. Vaibhav was born in the year 2011 on the 27th of March. He spent his early life in Tajpur which is located around 10 kilometers away from Samastipur, in the state of Bihar.
He was interested in cricket from a really early age and started his career in cricket as an official player at the age of 12 years while he started learning cricket at 9 years old. Now he has not only achieved a milestone but also has become the youngest player to be registered in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
While being in his 12 years of age he played in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar while falling under the category of Under 19. He then at the same age debuted for the official Ranji Trophy against Mumbai from Bihar with this he was registered as the second youngest player to play at such an age as he was only 12 years and 284 days old then.
Vaibhav is the youngest player to play IPL
Now as told earlier he has become the youngest player to sign the contract and will play the official matches of the Indian Premier League after being picked by Rajasthan Royals. His exceptional batting skills were shown while he played for Bihar in the Under 19 in September 2024 where he scored 2 half-centuries and scored a total of 177 runs in six innings only.
However, there are still doubts about his official age as once in an interview he said that he was about to turn 14 years old on 27TH September 2023. Which makes him 1 and a half years older than his current age.
He is a left-handed batter with a slow left-arm orthodox bowling technique, he is preferred for the batting role. After making his debut on First class cricket on 5th January 2024 from Bihar against Mumbai he will now debut himself in Indian Premier League.
Why did Rajasthan Royals Pick Vaibhav among others?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already attracted a lot of limelight towards himself after he was picked by Rajasthan Royals for 1.1 crores during the recent IPL auction. 13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently studying in eighth grade so the only question which has every other cricket fan engulfed into it is why did Rajasthan Royals pick Vaibhav Suryavanshi among all other star players who are more experienced and talented than him.
The answer to this question was given by none other than the head coach of Rajasthan Royals himself, Rahul Dravid. So as per Rahul Dravid, he sees talent and power within Vaibhav Suryavanshi and says that Rajasthan Royal’s franchise would be able to provide 13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi with a Good Environment that he needs to focus and improve himself for the upcoming Indian Premier League.
Rahul Dravid stated that he only arrived for the trials and they were really impressed by his skills hence it would be a better decision for Vaibhav to have a good environment to grow himself into a great batsman.
When 13 year old very young cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi was interviewed and asked for his views on being the youngest player to play for the Indian Premier League. He stated that despite being a really hot topic of discussion on every social media platform Vaibhav Suryavanshi is not at all bothered about what is going on, on social media and is rather more concerned about his upcoming cricket match and wishes to perform the best he can as well as he is looking forward to learn whatever he could from his seniors as well as star players.
Will Vaibhav Suryavanshi really become a Billionaire?
During the live auctions being held in United Arab Estates, 13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi after being on the list of auctions, first was targeted and was made a bid by Delhi Capitals, but soon was joined by the Rajasthan Royals and later was owned by Rajasthan Royals itself who was offered 1 crore and 10 lakh rupees. Now another question which might be up there in your minds is, will he really be paid the whole amount and become a billionaire?
The answer to this question is that initially he was offered the exact amount of 1 crore and 10 lakhs by the team, but later as per the rules each player has to pay 30 percent of tax from the amount he is offered which means, he has to pay 33 lakhs out of his total amount received. So at last he will be earning 77 million rupees but remain a millionaire and not a billionaire yet.
Who is the cricket idol of Vaibhav Suryanshi?
On Saturday in an interview when he was asked about who his idol was, he stated that he considers Brian Lara, a legendary player from the West Indies as his idol and says that he tries to keep it natural like Brian Lara with whatever skills he has.
FAQs
Ques – Who was Vaibhav Suryavanshi?
Ans – He is a batter from the Under 19 Bihar team who will be playing IPL under Rajasthan Royals.
Ques – Who is the 13-year-old boy in IPL?
Ans – Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a 13-year-old boy in IPL playing for team RR.
Ques- Is Vaibhav Suryavanshi 13 years old?
Ans – Yes Vaibhav Suryavanshi is 13 years old and also the youngest player to play IPL.
Ques – In which IPL team is Vaibhav Suryavanshi?
Ans – Vaibhav Suryavanshi is in Rajasthan Royals.
Ques- Will Vaibhav play IPL 2025?
Ans – Yes Vaibhav will play in IPL 2025.
