The mega auction of Indian Premier League 2025 has been completed in Jeddah. Rajasthan Royals made a very interesting signing during the auction. They added 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for Rs 1.10 crore.

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid believes that in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, his team can provide a good environment for 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi to flourish. Vaibhav, an eighth class student resident of Motipur in Samastipur district of Bihar, was bought by the Royals for Rs 1 crore 10 lakh. With this, he became the youngest cricketer to get an IPL contract. At the same time, Rahul Dravid has also given a big statement about Vaibhav.

Rahul Dravid gave a statement about Vaibhav Suryavanshi

In a video released by IPL, Rajasthan Royals head coach Rahul Dravid said, 'I think Vaibhav Suryavanshi has good skills and we felt that we can provide a good environment for his development. He came for our trials and we were very happy to see him.'

Had scored a century against Australia Under-19 team

Vaibhav recently scored a century (104 runs in 62 balls) in the Youth Test for India Under-19 team against Australia Under-19 team in Chennai and also became the youngest player to achieve this feat. He made his T20 debut for Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan, scoring 13 runs in 6 balls. Vaibhav, who was in the news on the junior circuit, has however not played a big innings in first class cricket yet and has scored runs at an average of 10 in five matches.

Vaibhav made his debut in the 2023-24 Ranji Trophy season against Mumbai when he was 12 years and 284 days old, making him the youngest player in the history of the tournament. He played the Vinoo Mankad Trophy for Bihar at the age of 12 and scored close to 400 runs in five matches.

Father took his son's passion forward:

Vaibhav's father has a big role in his cricket career. Vaibhav had a deep passion for cricket since childhood. Father Sanjeev Suryavanshi started getting his son to practice on the net from the age of five. To ensure that the practice does not stop during the Corona period, he got a net installed at home. After this, Vaibhav took admission in the cricket academy of Samastipur. Gradually, with age, his skill improved and training increased. Like every father, Sanjeev also dreams that his son plays international cricket for the Indian team.