Cricket ke maidan mein kab kiski kismat chamak jaaye, ye koi nahi keh sakta. Bilkul waise hi hua Bihar ke 14 saal ke wonderkid Vaibhav Suryavanshi ke saath, jise sirf 6 balls mein mil gaya tha IPL ka contract. Aur aaj woh IPL 2025 mein sabse chhote centurion ban chuka hai!
April 28 ko Gujarat Titans ke khilaaf match mein Vaibhav ne khela ek toofani knock — 38 balls mein 101 runs — aur Rajasthan Royals ne asaani se 210 ka target chase kar liya, woh bhi 25 balls aur 8 wickets baaki rakh ke. Ye performance unka naam record books mein daal gaya.
6 Balls Wali Kahani Jo Badal Gayi Sab Kuch
IPL 2025 mega auction mein jab RR ne ₹1.10 crore laga diye is 14-year-old par, log hairan reh gaye. Par ab sab maan rahe hain ki Royals ka ye decision ek masterstroke tha.
RR ke manager Romi Bhinder ne Sports Today ke saath exclusive conversation mein bataya ki Vaibhav ka selection kaise hua tha. Bhinder ne reveal kiya:
“Rajasthan Royals 2008 se hi young talent mein invest karta aa raha hai. Vaibhav ne Under-19 Asia Cup ke liye India ko represent kiya tha. Bihar ke liye domestic cricket khel raha tha. Jab humein uska naam pata chala, humne Bihar Cricket Association se request ki ki woh trial ke liye aaye. Trial mein Rahul Dravid, Zubin Bharucha aur Vikram Rathour maujood the. Sirf ek over dekhne ke baad hi sab maan gaye ki yeh ladka kuch khaas hai.”
Trial ke baad RR ne Vaibhav ko apne High-Performance Center, Nagpur mein teen mahine training ke liye bulaya. Yahi se unka safar IPL tak pahucha.
“Woh ek baccha hai, lekin jab usne Nagpur High-Performance Center mein pehla over khela, sab samajh gaye ki is ladke mein dum hai. Rahul bhai aur Zubin ne mujhe call kiya aur kaha ki is par nazar rakho, uske parents se baat karo — chahe iss saal na bhi mile, hum ise future ke liye tayyar karenge. Par naseeb achha tha, auction mein mil gaya!”
Vaibhav Ka Future Bright Hai
Vaibhav ka IPL debut sirf ek shuruaat hai. Cricket ke experts ka maanna hai ki agar yeh ladka isi tarah khelta raha, toh Indian national team ka darwaza bhi bahut door nahi. Rajasthan Royals ne ek baar fir sabit kar diya ki unki youth-first policy ka vision kitna solid hai.
