Great disclosure on Vaibhav Suryavanshi. (Photo- PTI)
14 -year -old Vaibhav has created a distinct identity in the world of Suryavanshi cricket. In IPL 2025, he made a lot of headlines. He became the youngest player to play in this league and also made an Indian record of scoring the fastest century. Now he is part of the Indian Under-19 team on the tour of England, where his bat is running fiercely. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals cricket director Kumar Sangakkara has revealed the interesting story of Knowing Vaibhav Suryavanshi for the first time.
Great disclosure on Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Kumar Sangakkara revealed that he came to know about Vaibhav Suryavanshi for the first time in the year 2023. Sangakkara told Sky Sports, ‘Suryavanshi has already proved herself as a very special talent. In 2023, an analyst of Rajasthan Royals sent me a message which said that there is a very special player that we have to keep an eye on. And I saw him live for the first time when we signed him, besides I also watched some videos of his batting on the nets in Guwahati, Jofra Archer and the rest of our fast bowlers were batting. And he made it very easy.
‘The Rise of Vaibhav’ pic.twitter.com/UFPATITFTQ
– Sky Sports Cricket (@Skycrick) July 20, 2025
Sangakkara further said, ‘He had a lot of time, every time he touched the ball, his bat was like a gun bullet. His bat swing is amazing. They have a lot of time. Their activities are very simple and minimal. This is a beginning of their becoming even better and hopefully it will be very special.
There was a blast in IPL
On 19 April 2025, Vaibhav played his first IPL match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. He had cleared his intentions by hitting a six against Shardul Thakur on his first ball. After this, he shocked the cricket world against Gujarat Titans by playing an innings of 101 runs in 35 balls in Jaipur. His innings included 11 sixes and 7 fours.
