Meet IPL’s Youngest Player — Sold for ₹1.1 Crore

In a historic moment, 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar has become the youngest player ever sold in the IPL auction — bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 crore.

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[{"selector":"#anim-680be001-b4ec-4dda-b129-48b91a42c34b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7d0d4beb-2f15-4e37-8da3-3d8c022b7ea8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 15.26819%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-29afcd84-83e4-46af-806e-f8f8df5c4c08 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(17.57179173616589%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87052e18-7cf7-4846-94ef-f8f419f2571c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abebfda6-d8cd-4e07-a01b-ae539138232a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 158.51851%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ec694fe-debe-492a-8e8f-5fcede774896","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-de0ee813-fc04-4565-91d2-715872c4d9a3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He came into the spotlight after smashing a quickfire century in the India vs Australia Under-19 Test, scoring 104 runs off just 62 balls with 14 fours and 4 sixes. Source: IG/vaibhav_suryavanshi09

[{"selector":"#anim-8439d059-178d-4383-9d5b-5646fb7a62e8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ff24860-c0d4-4266-9f13-e0622e1fabcd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 15.51929%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4fe7fbc-4245-4da8-998f-9c675dbd9518 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-0.37707665715440797%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5be5ae01-9457-496f-a13f-19bfc984b966","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a751d2f9-441e-4878-b404-bfac52574335","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 186.68982%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dec8ebb0-00d7-42e4-900f-cbe55c422b76","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-571355d0-cef9-4f6d-bcda-16e612b76c21","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] His fearless style and confidence at such a young age have stunned fans and selectors alike, proving that talent knows no age. Source: IG/vaibhav_suryavanshi09

[{"selector":"#anim-2cdb8cb8-71c7-4648-838b-6534d8e68887","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0fdae44-8588-451b-a068-2c8fa5498e99","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 15.45651%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4773a35e-b67c-4f06-9105-2dbbd5807a40","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d04445c2-6319-4c7b-95c9-cb404f693a1e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 193.98152%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1b1c1bb-0648-413a-a8ce-bca784522a6b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-42.19480569370971%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d531e78-9813-4ee3-81d2-26d142ad611a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bf7a064-d462-4c3f-a84e-5d034b33c396","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rajasthan Royals placed their faith in the young prodigy, making him the youngest cricketer ever to bag a crore-plus deal in IPL history. Source: IG/vaibhav_suryavanshi09

[{"selector":"#anim-8c1f5c27-5b26-4a17-93c9-32d9a9e262ef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7421b3f2-d907-42bb-bae5-1e02956a4665","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 14.64044%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2115ef3d-ab6d-447f-ae89-998bf278af82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-510fea99-ba8f-41ab-a84a-b47a5107b231","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 221.43982%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d480cd73-5a55-4de0-ba68-1c3320a84c76 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(26.131722086787985%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4e1f0a5-5679-4941-adfb-dfea79a50df2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04f46773-034a-4c50-90b9-013a00d92878","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Many senior Indian cricketers have praised Vaibhav, calling him “the future star of Indian cricket.” Source: IG/vaibhav_suryavanshi09

[{"selector":"#anim-ef4c682b-73f7-4890-8e16-2569707c0d56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc3497fb-e060-471f-bf82-6a4efc738b0a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 16.20981%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b3c1c17-4e75-40bd-b540-3d703568447e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59e6a133-5386-4d55-aea7-7e3c2f0042dd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 170.18516%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d0f128ce-8799-4226-b763-c129b984922a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.930410515887285%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-37f97452-6f64-45f4-abb9-64d9d6492103","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c6698ad-69a5-4ca3-9281-d8d1c97eeaf0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] His achievement has filled the people of Samastipur and Bihar with pride, as the small-town boy now represents hope for millions of young aspirants. Source: IG/vaibhav_suryavanshi09

[{"selector":"#anim-827875fd-fdfc-4803-85f2-568a75748e24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f80c9760-37a2-4ee8-801f-f53c8b56a4e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 15.70761%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf707358-f9f2-458b-a7cb-0c509719f2f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.167435781026384%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92a0311c-3405-4e45-8b73-ff22c32c6f2d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7afcd7c2-43f9-4b2d-8262-d7f16b3243b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 162.68517%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c9ae60c-52c8-46e3-b793-d40dae4a7140","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47fbad93-9118-498b-b34a-621359c71a58","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 288.1488%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Interestingly, veteran pacer James Anderson , aged 43, went unsold in the same auction — showing how IPL continues to embrace the next generation of stars. Source: Instagram/jimmya9

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