Sanju Samson narrated the story of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is the youngest player in the IPL. Even before his debut, Vaibhav showed the confidence to coach Dravid by hitting a six on the first ball. He also made a record by scoring a century in 38 balls in 2025.
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has narrated a very interesting anecdote about his team’s 14-year-old young player Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Vaibhav made his debut in the 2025 IPL against Lucknow Super Giants. Then his age was only 14 years and 23 days. With this he became the youngest player to play IPL. Sanju recalled this incident at the ‘Naman Awards’ program held in New Delhi.
Sanju Samson told that before the match, Rajasthan Royals coach Rahul Dravid wanted to give some advice to Vaibhav. For this he called Captain Sanju. Recalling that moment, Sanju said, “Rahul sir called me into the room and said, ‘Sanju, we have to talk to him. He is a very young boy, we have to tell him how to play’. After this Dravid asked Vaibhav, ‘Vaibhav, what is your plan?’ To this he replied, ‘Nothing sir, I will play my game’.”
When Dravid asked again about the game plan, Vaibhav coolly said, “‘If the first ball comes in my zone, I will hit it for a six’. We were surprised to hear this from him. He also watches cricket as if someone is playing a video game,” Sanju said.
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Vaibhav’s explosive performance in IPL 2025
Rajasthan Royals bought Vaibhav for Rs 1.10 crore at the age of 13. In his very first match, Vaibhav made headlines by hitting a six off Shardul Thakur. In a match against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, he surprised everyone by scoring 101 runs in just 38 balls.
With this innings, Vaibhav became the youngest player to score a century in IPL history. This is the fastest century scored by any Indian player and also the second fastest century in IPL history.
In the 2025 season, Vaibhav played 7 matches and scored 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.55. His average was 36. After this brilliant performance, this left-handed batsman has emerged as one of the most promising young players in world cricket. Vaibhav was also among the 13 players retained by Rajasthan Royals before the auction last December.
Scored centuries in all the tournaments played
Since his debut in IPL, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has shown his talent in every tournament he participated in. He has won the hearts of cricket fans by scoring centuries in almost all the major tournaments. Vaibhav plays for Bihar team in domestic cricket. He has also scored explosive centuries in tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Under-19 Asia Cup and Under-19 World Cup. Now Vaibhav is preparing for the 19th season of IPL.