Talented player Vaibhav Sooryavanshi recently turned 15, and he has already been breaking records in the world of cricket. Notably, in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, he became the youngest-ever player to be bought, where Rajasthan Royals (RR) bought him for Rs 1.1 crore.
He also scored the joint third-fastest fifty in the tournament’s history. However, RR’s Director of Cricket Zubin Bharucha shared that he had told the RR franchise to save upto Rs 10 crore just for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as well.
“The first ball to a right-hander had jagged back in. So I’m thinking, when this guy comes on strike, the ball will probably move away and beat him outside off,” Bharucha told The Cricket Monthly. “I was like, ‘What am I seeing?’ I couldn’t even process it.”
“I told them, he’s Jaiswal multiplied by two already” – Zubin Bharucha on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
However, Bharucha also said that Sooryavanshi was invited for a solo trial, and he was tested by deliveries of more than 155 kmph, and he did well there too. However, he scored 252 runs in just seven matches in his debut IPL season – including the fastest-ever IPL century by an Indian – at the age of 14 only.
“The first few balls, he left. But even that stood out. The way he was leaving, it felt like there was no pace on the ball. The keeper was standing 30 yards back and he’s just… so comfortably leaving them. One of the sidearmers hit the deck hard, and Vaibhav hit it straight over the sightscreen for six. I asked for the ball speed, and it measured 157 kph! That’s not normal. Not even for the best. To do that off your fourth or fifth ball facing that pace – that’s when you know this is something incredibly special,” Bharucha again shared.
“I told them, he’s Jaiswal multiplied by two already. You’re looking at something incredible… Can’t believe he has come to our doorstep. Don’t miss this chance,” Bharucha concluded.
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