Indian cricket has got itself a new sensation on its hands. Young Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the youngest batter to score a century. That feat came against the Australian Under-19 side in the 4-day game taking place in Chennai. Vaibhav Suryavanshi raced to the fastest half-century for an under-19 player at the end of the day on Monday.
On Tuesday the left-handed batter raced to his century to set the mark. So, what is the intrigue about the young batter? According to records Vaibhav is born on 27th March 2011 making the youngster just 13 years old. Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh were the previous holders of this record.
When he reached his 50, Vaibhav became the youngster ever player to achieve this feat. The previous record was held by Najmul Shanto who had done it at the age of 14 and 231 days against Sri Lanka in 2013. Former Pakistan batter Hasan Raza had scored a fifty at 14 years and 272 days versus England in 1996.
Youngest Ranji Trophy debutant grabs eyeballs
Young batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi was just 12 years old when he made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar against Mumbai. That match was played earlier this year in January in Patna as Mumbai won by an innings and 51 runs.
In his debut game, he scored 19 in the first innings off 28 balls. His knock contained 4 boundaries before falling to Shivam Dube. In the 2nd innings, the young batter scored 12, this time being dismissed by Tanush Kotian.
His next game was against Chhattisgarh where he scored a pair before being dropped. Once news spread there was genuine excitement in some quarters while there were also a few eyebrows raised.
Sanjeev Suryavanshi, the batter’s father during his chat with Indian Express had said “I was a cricket tragic myself. But in Bihar, let alone cricket, there was no scope for any sport. I moved to Mumbai at the age of 19 and did a lot of jobs, such as working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Colaba, working in a Sulabh toilet or at the port. I used to spend my off days at the Oval Maidan”
The batter’s father also added “There young kids playing cricket would be covered by pads and helmets. A few of them were so good that one could watch them for hours. I decided it then only that be it a son or daughter, I will make my children cricketers”
With yet another Yashasvi Jaiswal emerging the future of Indian cricket seems to be in good hands. His aggressive approach and fearless batting will have fans excited to see what the future holds for Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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