Watch: Netizen’s hearts melt as 14-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi sheds a tear after dismissal

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the youngest ever player of the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, garnered a lot of eyeballs in the match against Lucknow Super Giants. After starting off with a six in the first delivery, he went on to score 34 runs off 20 balls and his innings included three sixes and two fours.

The ball simply flew over the extra-cover boundary, even as the camera zoomed towards the RR dugout, where injured skipper Sanju Samson had a cheeky smile on his face.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi looked well on course for a half-century before being dismissed by Aiden Markram. As he walked off the field, the 14-year-old grew emotional and tearful, despite delivering a phenomenal performance in his debut game.

Also read: Meet Vaibhav Suryavanshi: 14-year-old Bihari prodigy who became IPL’s youngest-ever player 

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VAIBHAV SURYAVANSHI GOT EMOTIONAL AFTER HIS DISMISSAL. pic.twitter.com/Z2eklIyDiB

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Suryavanshi, born on March 27, 2011, the year when India won the Cricket World Cup under MS Dhoni, has played just five First-Class games for Bihar in the 2024-25 season. He had made history in the IPL 2025 auction when, as a 13-year-old, he became the youngest to get an IPL contract, being bought by the Royals for Rs 1.1 crore. He has also represented India Under-19, scoring a 58-ball century in a four-day game against Australia Under-19.

Before Suryavanshi, Prayas Ray Barman was the youngest cricketer to play in the IPL at 16 years and 157 days. Barman had played for RCB against SRH in 2019. Mujeeb Ur Rahman played for Punjab Kings against Delhi Capitals in 2018 when he was 17 years and 11 days old.

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Riyan Parag, who led RR on Saturday, is the fourth youngest on the list, having donned the Royals’ jersey against Chennai Super Kings in 2019 at the age of 17 years and 152 days.

With a first-ball six, Suryavanshi joined an elite club that has the likes of Rob Quiney (RR), Kevon Cooper (RR), Andre Russell (KKR), Carlos Brathwaite (DD, now Delhi Capitals), Aniket Choudhary (RCB), Javon Searles (KKR), Siddesh Lad (MI), Mahesh Theekshana (CSK) and Sameer Rizvi (CSK).

(With PTI inputs)

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Apr 20, 2025 12:04 PM

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