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...
There are plenty of other notable names inside the top 20 youngest Premier League players. The most successful is Wayne Rooney, who was 16 years and 297 days old when he made his Everton debut in 2002. Two years later he joined Manchester United, where he won 16 trophies and became their record scorer with...
