Vaibhav Suryavanshi is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar and Rajasthan Royals. A left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy in 2024 at the age of 12. Later that year, he became the youngest player ever to sign an Indian Premier League contract, joining Rajasthan Royals at the age of 13. On 19 April 2025, he made history by debuting for the Rajasthan Royals against the Lucknow Super Giants, becoming the youngest player ever to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is notably the first IPL player born after the tournament's inception in 2008. In his first match of IPL he scored 34 runs in 20 balls with 3 sixes and 2 fours.
Boy, 14, makes history as youngest player in cricket's Indian Premier League - hits six first ball
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made history by becoming the youngest player to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) -..
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