Young Vaibhav Suryavanshi is once again stealing the spotlight, this time with a sensational performance on Australian soil. The 14-year-old cricket prodigy hammered a brilliant century in the first Youth Test against Australia U-19. He reached his hundred in a mere 78 balls and concluded his innings with an impressive 113 runs off just 86 deliveries. His explosive knock was decorated with nine fours and eight towering sixes. Suryavanshi also played a crucial role in a solid 152-run partnership with Vedant Trivedi.
Earlier in the innings, Captain Ayush Mhatre contributed 21 runs, while Vihaan Malhotra was dismissed for 6. Vaibhav’s incredible innings eventually came to an end when he was caught by Alex Lee Young off Hayden Schiller’s bowling.
This young Indian star has consistently proven his talent across various formats. In the Youth ODI series, he shattered the record for the most career sixes in Youth ODI cricket, surpassing Unmukt Chand’s previous tally of 38 maximums. This record-breaking moment occurred during India’s second 50-over match against Australia at the Ian Healy Oval in Brisbane.
Vaibhav first captured national attention in domestic cricket during the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season. He made his first-class debut at an astonishing age of just 12 years and 284 days against Mumbai, making him the youngest player ever in the tournament’s rich history. His meteoric rise continued when he became the youngest player to secure an IPL contract, being signed by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 auction at the tender age of 13.
In the Indian Premier League (IPL), Vaibhav truly set the stage on fire with a phenomenal 38-ball 101, rewriting several records along the way. His 35-ball century stands as the second-fastest in IPL history, trailing only Chris Gayle’s explosive 30-ball blitz for RCB in 2013, and is notably the fastest century ever scored by an Indian player.
From the domestic circuit to international youth tests and the high-stakes IPL, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is relentlessly rewriting the cricket record books, emphatically proving that for genuine talent, age is indeed no barrier to achieving greatness.