Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai batter Ayush Mhatre, 17, who recently smashed a rapid IPL half-century of his own, will captain the side. The series, which will begin in Hove on 27 June, includes five youth ODIs and two multi-day matches in Beckenham and Chelmsford, respectively. India squad: Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra,...
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi impressed again with 57 in Rajasthan Royals’ six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Suryavanshi, who became the youngest player to hit a professional men’s T20 century earlier in the tournament, showed maturity beyond his years in accelerating after a careful start in pursuit of 188. He scored...
Fourteen-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi experienced the lows of elite sport just three days after his record-breaking century as he was dismissed for a two-ball duck in the Indian Premier League. The prodigious talent became the youngest player to hit a men’s T20 century in Monday’s victory over Gujarat Titans, but in his following outing he...
“That’s part of being a cricketer in this country – how to handle this. “It’s impossible to distance yourself 100% but neither do you want to get sucked into it completely as well. “So finding that happy medium is probably the answer in this situation.” Suryavanshi was signed for £103,789 (1.1 crore rupees) at last...
Vaibhav’s entry to the IPL has been dramatic. He started his career with a six off the first ball he faced and went on to score a hundred in just his third appearance. Born in Samastipur, a small district in India’s Bihar, he quickly showed promise. Vaibhav’s father, Sanjeev Suryavanshi, himself a club-level cricketer, saw...
The cricket world is still reeling from 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s stunning century in the Indian Premier League on Monday. India legend Sachin Tendulkar has led the praise. “Vaibhav’s fearless approach, bat speed, picking the length early, and transferring the energy behind the ball was the recipe behind a fabulous innings,” the former batter said. “Well...
Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s. Suryavanshi pulled Rashid Khan for six to bring up the second fastest hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and fastest by an Indian player – from 35 balls. The teenage left-hander smashed seven fours...
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit his first ball for six having become the youngest player to feature in the Indian Premier League during Rajasthan Royals’ defeat by Lucknow Super Giants. Opening the batting for the Royals, Suryavanshi lifted India international Shardul Thakur over extra cover as he made an eye-catching 34 from 20 balls. The left-hander...