Bids for Suryavanshi started with its base price of INR 30 lakh and RR and Delhi Capitals (DC) soon got involved in the bidding battle, which eventually went to RR’s side.
Suryavanshi, a native of Samastipur, a city about 100 kilometers northeast of Patna, has played five Ranji Trophy games since making his first-class debut against Mumbai earlier this year and is currently playing T20 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy for Bihar. He recently made his T20 debut against Rajasthan on November 23.
The highlight of his career so far is the century against Australia Under-19s, which saw him hit just 58 balls, before falling for 104. This knock made Suryavanshi the youngest player – aged 13 years and 187 days – to score a century in youth cricket, breaking the previous record of 14 years and 241 days held by current Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Suryavanshi also has three centuries to his name – an unbeaten 332 – in an Under-19 tournament in Bihar, the Randhir Verma Tournament. He idolizes Brian Lara and consults former India opener Wasim Jaffer about his game from time to time – they met during an under-19 white-ball tournament in Bangladesh in November 2023.
His formal coach, however, is his father, Sanjeev Suryavanshi. Sanjeev was also a cricketer, but when he failed to make it to the higher levels, he turned to coaching and started working with Vaibhav once he showed interest in playing the game seriously.
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