In the India vs. Australia Under-19 Test, 13-year-old Bihari Vaibhav Suryavanshi made an impressive debut for the Under-19 side in the red-ball format, hitting a hundred in 58 balls. Earlier this year, at the age of 12, Vaibhav made his Bihar Ranji Trophy debut.
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, became the first Indian player to reach a century in Under-19 Test cricket. He accomplished this feat against the Australia Under-19 side. Vaibhav, who plays for Bihar, hammered his hundred in just 58 balls in his maiden red-ball match for the India Under-19 side.
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who scored a 56-ball century for England Under-19 in 2005, is only surpassed by Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s 58-ball score. Throughout his devastating innings, Vaibhav struck 14 boundaries and 4 sixes. As India mounted a formidable resistance to Australia’s first innings total of 293 runs, he was run out while batting on 104 in just 62 deliveries.
With his unusual bat swing and ability to play shots with both feet off the ground, Vaibhav’s batting style has been compared to those of well-known players like Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan. A square drive, a pull over deep mid-wicket, and a traditional cover drive were among the several shots that he played during his innings, demonstrating his brilliance and versatility.
At the age of twelve, Vaibhav made waves by becoming the youngest debutant in the domestic first-class event, surpassing both Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar. Vaibhav made his debut for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy. In two first-class matches in 2024, against Mumbai and Chattisgarh, he scored 31 runs.
In age-group cricket, Suryavanshi had already established himself before making his Ranji Trophy debut. In a Quadrangular Under-19 series, he was a member of the India B U-19 team. In six innings, he amassed 177 runs, including two half-centuries. Along with his strong performance, he finished as the eighth-best run scorer in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy, with 393 runs from five matches and an average of 78.60.
When Suryavanshi was nine years old, his father, Sanjeev Suryavanshi, started mentoring him in cricket. Vaibhav is a potential talent in Indian cricket because of his father’s love of the game and his own hard work, which have allowed him to achieve amazing success at such a young age.
