At the age of just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has emerged as a glowing star in the world of cricket. Playing for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, he not only set a record of becoming the youngest player, but also made new history in Indian cricket by scoring the fastest century. Now on the tour of England, he is making a blast with his bat with the Indian Under-19 team. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals’ cricket director and Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara shared the interesting story of Vaibhav’s talent and his first experience with him.
Kumar Sangakkara made a big disclosure
Kumar Sangakkara told in a conversation with Sky Sports that he came to know about Vaibhav Suryavanshi only in 2023. Sangakkara said, “In 2023, an analyst of Rajasthan Royals messaged me and said that we should keep an eye on the first player. I saw Vaibhav for the first time when we signed them. Also, I saw some videos of his batting on the nets in Guwahati, where he was facing Jofra Archer and our other fast bowlers. Surprised. ”
Sangakkara praised Vaibhav’s technique and batting, saying, “Vaibhav has a lot of time to play the ball. The sound of a ball hitting the ball is like a gun bullet. His bat swing is fantastic, and his activities are so simple and accurate that this is a big start for him. I hope he will perform even more in future.”
Headlines in IPL 2025
Vaibhav Suryavanshi made headlines with her debut in IPL 2025. On 19 April 2025, in his first IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, he made his intentions by hitting a six off Shardul Thakur. After this, he shocked the cricket world by playing a stormy innings of 101 runs in 35 balls at the same ground against Gujarat Titans. The innings consisted of 11 sixes and 7 fours, which made him India’s fastest century batsman. This performance made this 14 -year -old young player an overnight star.
