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Record-breaking teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s father has expressed happiness at the historic century his son scored in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday. Playing for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi took just 35 balls to score his century against Gujarat Titans (GT) as he became the youngest to slam a hundred in IPL history.
Bought for Rs 1.1 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the biggest story in world cricket with his whirlwind knock as legends like Shaun Pollock and Adam Gilchrist praised his talent .
Sanjiv Suryavanshi hails son Vaibhav
Reflecting on his son’s achievement, father Sanjiv Suryavanshi said that Vaibhav’s achievement is being celebrated by everyone from Bihar and across India.
“Today, in IPL, Vaibhav scored 100 off just 35 balls for Rajasthan Royals to win. We’re extremely happy about his success. Along with us, the locality, district and the state are happy,” he said.
“Poora Bihar aur desh uski shaandar batting ke liye khushiya mana raha hai. (The entire Bihar and the nation are celebrating his exceptional batting). We want to thank the management and the team of Rajasthan Royals from the bottom of our hearts,” he added.
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Sanjiv Suryavanshi also thanked RR coach Rahul Dravid and other coaches for helping Vaibhav improve his game.
“For the last 3-4 months, RR were preparing Vaibhav quite well. We thank Head Coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathoure. We also thank Zubin Bharucha, Sairaj Bahutule and Romi Bhinder. Everyone guided my son and made his batting even better,” the father said.
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More Shorts“Vaibhav was also working really hard. His performance is a result of that hard work. We also want to earnestly thank Rakesh Kumar Tiwari of BCA (Bihar Cricket Association) for allowing Vaibhav to represent the state at such an early age. Vaibhav justified it with a performance like this,” he added.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi also became the second-fastest batter to score a hundred in IPL and the youngest in the world to score a T20 century.