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Ravi Shastri has lauded 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi for managing fame well under Rahul Dravid’s guidance.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi in action for India U19 team. (Picture Credit: X/@RajasthanRoyals)
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed that while prodigal talent Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already received quite a few lucrative endorsement deals, he is handling the fame well and with Rahul Dravid by his side, the former Indian cricketer is helping him stay grounded.
As part of the India U19 side, Suryavanshi, the youngest of the lot, at just 14, has gone berserk.
After two 40+ and one 80+ score, Suryavanshi blasted his way to a 78-ball 143, a knock studded with 10 fours and 13 sixes.
Suryavanshi first made headlines during the IPL 2025 mega auction, when he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore, becoming the youngest ever to be picked in the history of the IPL Auction.
En route to scoring 101 off 38 deliveries, Suryavanshi smashed the second-fastest hundred in Indian Premier League history and the youngest ever to do so.
Shastri, besides Michael Atherton and Dinesh Karthik, was left with no choice but to hijack the India vs England broadcast with the mention of Suryavanshi, revealing that the latter has already been approached for some lucrative endorsement deals.
“I was speaking to Kumar Sangakkara at the back of the box yesterday, and he said he’s been flooded with endorsement offers already, but how he’s handling it is very important. He has got a good bloke in Rahul Dravid there. He’s a mentor, a coach. He is keeping him on the ground. My word, what a talent at 14,” Shastri said while commentating.
Suryavanshi smashed a jaw-dropping hundred off just 52 deliveries against England U19, setting a new benchmark in Youth ODIs.
With this explosive innings, Suryavanshi has become the youngest Indian to score a Youth ODI hundred, breaking Sarfaraz Khan’s 10-year-old record.
Sarfaraz had scored a hundred at 15 years and 338 days against South Africa U19 12 years ago.
Suryavanshi’s knock also shattered the record for the fastest Youth ODI hundred ever. Pakistan’s Kamran Ghulam held this record for his 53-ball century against England U19 in 2013.
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