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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.
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