Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Vaibhav Suryavanshi (born 27 March 2011) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL). As a left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Bihar in January 2024 at the age of 12, before becoming the youngest Indian List A debutant, at 13, later that year. In April 2025, he became the youngest to debut in the Indian Premier League (14 years and 23 days).

Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Personal information
Born	(2011-03-27) 27 March 2011 (age 14) Tajpur, Samastipur, Bihar, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2023/24–present	Bihar
2025–present	Rajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 5 6 1 Runs scored 100 132 13 Batting average 10.00 22.00 13.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 Top score 41 71 13 Balls bowled 36 18 0 Wickets 1 0 0 Bowling average 30.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/21 – – Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 March 2025

Early life

Suryavanshi was born on 27 March 2011 in Tajpur, in the Samastipur district of Bihar, India.^[1] He started playing cricket at nine years old, and was initially coached by his father.^[2]

Domestic career

Suryavanshi played as a 12-year-old the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar's under-19 side.^[3][2]

He made his first-class debut for Bihar against Mumbai at the reported age of 12 years and 284 days old in January 2024.^[4][5] In doing so, he became the second youngest cricketer to play in the Ranji Trophy for Bihar, and the fourth youngest overall.^[6] He became the youngest player in the modern era, beating the record of Yuvraj Singh (15 years and 57 days), with Alimuddin holding the overall record for the youngest Indian first-class debutant at just 12 years and 73 days old in the 1942-43 season for Rajputana.^[1]

In November 2024, he became the youngest player to debut in T20 cricket at the age of 13 years and 241 days, during his debut for Bihar against Rajasthan.^[7][8]

In December 2024, he became the youngest Indian player to play List A cricket, appearing for Bihar in the 2024–25 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Madhya Pradesh at the age of 13 years and 269 days.^[9][10]

Youth international career

In 2023, Suryavanshi played for the India B under-19 side in a quadrangular series, scoring 177 runs in six innings, including two half-centuries.^[2]

In September 2024, he made his debut for India under-19 in a match against Australia under-19s.^[11] He scored a 58-ball century on under-19 Test debut, the fastest for an India under-19 player, before being run out for 104.^[12][13] This was the second-fastest century in under-19 international cricket.^[14]

At the 2024 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, Suryavanshi scored 76 off 46 balls against UAE under-19s,^[15] followed by 67 runs from 36 balls against Sri Lanka in the semi-final.^[16]

IPL career

In November 2024, Suryavanshi became the youngest player to sign an Indian Premier League contract when he was picked by the Rajasthan Royals at 13 years old for ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000).^[17]

On 19 April 2025, Suryavanshi made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals against the Lucknow Super Giants at the age of 14 years and 23 days, becoming the youngest debutant in IPL history.^[18] He is notably the first IPL player born after the tournament's inception in 2008.^[19] In his debut IPL match, he scored 34 runs in 20 balls, including a first-ball six.^[20]

Age dispute

Doubts have been raised over the authenticity of Suryavanshi's official date of birth.^[21] In an interview in 2023, Suryavanshi had mentioned that his 14th birthday was on 27 September 2023, which suggests he was about a year and a half older than his official age.^[22]