13-year-old cricket prodigy Suryavanshi poised to be India's next T20 batting sensation

Vaibhav Suryavanshi grabbed the spotlight recently when he showcased an exceptional display of cricketing prowess. In a match against Australia's Under-19 team, he skillfully hammered a century off a mere 58 balls. Impressive as it was, his thrilling performance came to an end after he scored a remarkable 104 runs before being dismissed.

At the age of 13 years and 187 days, Suryavanshi broke the record of Bangladesh’s present test captain Najmul Hasan Shanto, who at the age of 14 years and 241 days held the previous record of scoring a century at youth level.

Delhi Capitals also showed plenty of interest when the bid for Suryavanshi started at his base price of $35,500 before Rajasthan eventually bought him.

“He’s been to our high performance center in Nagpur, he had trials there and really impressed our coaching set-up there,” Rajasthan’s chief executive officer Jake Lush McCrum said after the auction ended in Saudi Arabia on Monday. “He’s an incredible talent and of course you've got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level.”

McCrum described Suryavanshi as a “hell of a talent” and hoped lots of work will go into the coming months before the IPL begins on March 14 with former Indian captain Rahul Dravid among the coaching panel of the franchise.

Suryavanshi idolizes legendary West Indian batter Brian Lara and often gets tips from former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer, with whom he met during an Under-19 tournament in Bangladesh last year.

His father Sanjiv Suryavanshi is his coach and has worked with him since an an early age once his son started to show interest in the game.

“He is not just my son now, but entire Bihar’s son," the elder Suryavanshi told Press Trust of India. "My son has worked hard.”

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