Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his IPL debut a month after he turned 14 years outdated. – Pankaj Nangia/Getty Photos
Teenage phenom turned the youngest ever cricketer to look within the (IPL) when he made his debut for the Rajasthan Royals on Saturday on the age of simply 14 years and 23 days.
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Suryavanshi, who was opening the batting for the Royals in opposition to the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, promptly hit his first ball for six to the delight of the packed crowd on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
He finally scored 34 off 20 balls earlier than he was stumped by Rishabh Pant off Aiden Markram’s supply within the ninth over, ending an 85-run partnership he shared with Yashasvi Jaiswal for the primary wicket.
And as Suryavanshi walked off, tv cameras caught him wiping away a tear, maybe caught within the enormity of the second.
The IPL is India’s most profitable sporting competitors and one of many largest leagues on this planet, valued at $12 billion in 2024, in line with Reuters.
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Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai congratulated Suryavanshi on his debut, : “Woke as much as watch an eighth grader play within the IPL!!!! What a debut!”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 34 runs off 20 balls. – Cash Sharma/AFP/Getty Photos
Regardless of the history-making day for Suryavanshi, the Royals succumbed to an agonizing two-run loss in opposition to the Tremendous Giants.
“It was essential to offer Vaibhav the chance when the suitable second introduced itself and I feel at present was the day,” Sairaj Bahutule, the Rajasthan Royals spin bowling coach, stated after Saturday’s recreation, in line with the franchise.
“Vaibhav is a good child with head on his shoulders. He virtually has a 360-degree recreation. He’s brave, courageous and all the time needs to dominate. He doesn’t care a lot for who’s bowling to him. His philosophy is see the ball and hit the ball.”
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Earlier than making his debut, Suryavanshi had already made historical past final November because the youngest participant to have his rights bought on the IPL public sale. The Royals purchased them for 11 million Indian rupees (round $130,000) after a bidding spree with the Delhi Capitals pressured his worth up.
CNN’s Ben Morse contributed to this report.
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