Vaibhav Suryavanshi age fraud allegation: 13-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar has created a record by being sold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. He has become the youngest player to be sold in this league. There was a race to buy him between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals in which Rajasthan ultimately won. Rajasthan has bought Vaibhav for Rs 1.10 crore. As soon as Suryavanshi was sold, the controversy related to its age has come to the fore again. However, his father has given clarification on this.
Ready to get age checked again – Vaibhav's father
As soon as Suryavanshi was sold in the auction, there was an atmosphere of happiness at his house. His father was overjoyed. However, meanwhile, things related to Suryavanshi's age started being discussed on social media. Suryavanshi's father was asked this among many questions in the interview, on which he gave clarification.
He said, “When he was eight and a half years old, he went for the BCCI Bone Test for the first time. He has already played for India Under-19. We are not afraid of anyone. He can go for the test again. “
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is doing big feats at a young age
Suryavanshi, a resident of Samastipur, Bihar, recently scored a century against Australia Under-19 in Chennai. With this, he became the Indian batsman to score the fastest century in the Under-19 Test. In his very first red ball match for India Under-19, the 13-year-old batsman scored a smashing century in 58 balls. In the same year, he became the fourth youngest Indian to make his first-class debut.
In January 2024, he made his Ranji Trophy debut against Mumbai at the age of 12 years and 284 days. At the age of 12, he scored 400 runs in five matches in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. He could not find a place in the team in the Under-19 World Cup played this year. He has scored only 100 runs in 10 innings of five first-class matches.
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