IPL 2025: BCA President Rakesh Tiwari Believes 13-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Will Perform Well

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Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) president Rakesh Tiwari believes Indian Premier League's youngest player Vaibhav Suryavanshi to perform well in the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

Picked for INR 1.1 crore by Rajasthan Royals (RR) during the IPL 2025 Mega Auction last year at the age of just 13-years-old, Vaibhav became the youngest player ever to be bought at an auction and the youngest to be part of the lucrative league.

The BCA president has backed Vaibhav to make an impact in the upcoming IPL 2025. "I am very excited, and I truly believe that Vaibhav will perform well. People often ask me who he will become like, but I want him to achieve such great heights that others aspire to be like him," said Rakesh Tiwari as quoted in a release by BCA media.

As Rajasthan Royals prepare for their opening match of the season against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Vaibhav has already impressed during practice sessions, showcasing his power-hitting skills in the nets.

Vaibhav's sensational 2024 season saw him excel both domestically and internationally. Born on March 27, 2011, in Bihar, Vaibhav is the youngest player to be part of this year's IPL. He made his first-class debut for Bihar in January 2024, at just 12 years and 284 days old.

During his debut, Vaibhav scored 71 off 42 balls against Baroda in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25, becoming the youngest Indian to score a List-A fifty. He had earlier announced his arrival with run of performance for the India Under-19 team.

On the international stage, Vaibhav set the record for the fastest youth Test century by an Indian, scoring a blazing 58-ball ton against Australia in Chennai. He also played a pivotal role in India's run to the ACC U19 Asia Cup final, contributing two crucial half-centuries.

The teenager earned his first IPL contract, having impressed during the trials. Rajasthan Royals had called Vaibhav for trials in Nagpur, where he youngster excelled, and with his potential evident, it set up a bidding war between the Royals and Delhi Capitals during the auction.

"Vikram Rathour sir (batting coach) gave a match situation where he had to score 17 in an over," his father Sanjeev had told PTI earlier. "He smashed three sixes. At trials, he hit eight sixes and four fours!"