Vaibhav Suryavanshi

India·Batsman

Born on 27 March 2011 in Samastipur, Bihar, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the most talked-about teenager in world cricket. The right-handed opening batsman became India's youngest-ever T20 international at just 13 when he debuted against Bangladesh in October 2024, and in April 2025 he smashed 101* off 38 balls for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans in the IPL — the youngest century-maker in IPL history at 14 years and 26 days. Son of Bihar cricketer Sanjiv Suryavanshi, Vaibhav's breathtaking ball-striking ability has drawn comparisons to a teenage Sachin Tendulkar, though his rapid elevation to the sport's biggest stages has also sparked fierce debate about child athletes, age verification in Indian cricket, and the ethics of exposing minors to the IPL's relentless commercial pressure.

4 incidents documented

Controversies & Incidents

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi Leads IPL 2026's Impact Charts at 15 — Year of the Sequel

Rajasthan Royals

5 May 2026

A year after becoming the youngest centurion in IPL history at 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi spent the IPL 2026 league phase doing something even harder: leading the tournament's batting impact charts as a 15-year-old. By the end of the league stage, Suryavanshi sat on 499.91 batting impact points and 404 actual runs — the highest impact score of the season, ahead of established internationals — and Rajasthan Royals had built a top-four campaign almost entirely around him.

#IPL 2026#Vaibhav Suryavanshi#Rajasthan Royals

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi's 36-Ball Century — Fastest of IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals

April 2026

Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a 36-ball century in IPL 2026 — the fastest of the season and the third-fastest in IPL history. Batting first at his home ground in Jaipur, the 15-year-old followed up his record-breaking 14-year-old century from 2025 with a sequel that confirmed his place at the very top of T20 cricket's young-player conversation.

#IPL 2026#Vaibhav Suryavanshi#Rajasthan Royals

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IPL's Under-18 Player Welfare Protocols — Tightened in the Suryavanshi Era

BCCI / IPL franchises

March 2026

The BCCI tightened the IPL's under-18 player welfare protocols ahead of the 2026 season, in direct response to Vaibhav Suryavanshi's 2025 emergence as a 14-year-old IPL centurion. The new protocols include mandatory rest windows, restrictions on night-match attendance for the youngest players, and a personal mentor relationship — Suryavanshi was paired with Sachin Tendulkar — for under-18 IPL contractees.

#IPL 2026#under-18#player welfare

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Romi Bhinder Caught Using Phone in Dugout — Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

10 April 2026

Rajasthan Royals team manager Ravinder Singh "Romi" Bhinder was caught on television using a mobile phone in the team dugout during the franchise's IPL 2026 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Guwahati on 10 April 2026, in breach of Article 4.1.1 of the BCCI's IPL Player and Match Officials Areas (PMOA) Protocols. The BCCI's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) issued a show-cause notice the same week. After investigation, Bhinder was fined ₹1 lakh and given a formal warning; his explanation that a medical condition required phone access was accepted. No action was taken against fifteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who had been seated next to him.

#IPL 2026#BCCI#ACSU