14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi surpasses Shubman Gill, Unmukt Chand:Becomes India’s 4th leading run-scorer in Youth ODIs; slams 1169 runs in 23 games

In the Under-19 World Cup, during the quarter-final match between India and Pakistan in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a massive milestone during the 1st innings. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has completed 1169 runs in his 23rd Under-19 match, and with this, he has broken the records of Shubman Gill and Unmukt Chand. Shubman Gill and Unmukt Chand had 1149 runs registered in Youth ODIs. With this achievement, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has reached the fourth position in the list of India’s top scorers in Youth ODIs. He scored 30 runs off 22 balls, which included 5 fours. India’s victory is essential to reach the semi-finals. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Records Vaibhav has been a flop against Pakistan so far Vaibhav Suryavanshi has not played any big innings against Pakistan so far, but a great innings is expected from Vaibhav in this match. So far, in three matches between India and Pakistan in Youth ODIs, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored a total of 32 runs. His best score during this period has been 26 runs. Against Pakistan, Vaibhav has hit 2 fours and 3 sixes so far. In such a big match like the quarter-final, a big innings is expected from him. Has broken the records of Virat-Sarfaraz Before this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has also broken the records of Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan. In the second match against Bangladesh, Vaibhav broke Virat Kohli’s record in the Under-19 World Cup. He was just 3 runs away from breaking this record and by scoring 4 runs, he surpassed Virat Kohli in the list of India’s top scorers in Youth ODIs. Additionally, in the match played against New Zealand, Vaibhav Suryavanshi also broke Sarfaraz Khan’s record of 1080 runs. Vaibhav Becomes Youngest Player to Score 50 Plus In the match against Bangladesh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a brilliant innings of 72 runs. His innings included 3 sixes and 6 fours. In the 8th over of the match, Vaibhav completed one thousand runs in his youth ODI career. With this, he became the youngest batsman to score 50+ in the U-19 World Cup. In the 13th over, Vaibhav Suryavanshi completed his half-century. He broke the record of Afghanistan’s Shahidullah Kamal. However, earlier in the first match played against America, Vaibhav’s bat did not perform, and he was out after scoring just 2 runs. Vaibhav broke Kohli’s record The Indian team, performing brilliantly in the group stage, won all three matches by defeating America, Bangladesh, and New Zealand. India has secured the top spot in Group B by winning both matches so far. In the second match against Bangladesh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke Virat Kohli’s record in the Under-19 World Cup. He was 3 runs away from breaking Virat’s record. As soon as he scored 4 runs, he surpassed Kohli in the list of India’s top scorers in Youth ODIs. In the list of India’s top scorers in Youth ODIs, Vaibhav Suryavanshi moved from 8th to 7th position. Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit 14 sixes in a match Vaibhav Suryavanshi has become the player to hit the most sixes in a Youth ODI match in the Under-19 Asia Cup. He hit 14 sixes. He broke Australia’s Michael Hill’s record of 12 sixes. Michael had set the record against Namibia in 2008. He set a world record in his previous match against UAE. Along with this, Vaibhav also scored a century. He completed his century in 56 balls against UAE. He scored 171 runs in 95 balls. After scoring the century, he was seen on the field with folded hands, thanking God. Powered by Vaibhav’s explosive innings, India scored the highest total of 433 runs in Youth ODIs. In response, UAE could only manage 199 runs. India won the match by a huge margin of 234 runs. World Record for Sixes in Youth ODIs Included Vaibhav Suryavanshi has broken several records in Under-19 cricket, including a century off 78 balls in a Youth Test against Australia and the world record for sixes in Youth ODIs. He also became the second player after Brendon McCullum to score two Youth Test centuries in less than 100 balls. Additionally, Vaibhav scored a century off 52 balls against England in an Under-19 ODI. This is the record for the fastest century in Youth ODIs. He played an innings of 143 runs off just 78 balls, hitting 10 sixes. Youngest Centurion in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Vaibhav recently became the youngest player to score a century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He scored an unbeaten innings of 108 runs off 61 balls, hitting 7 fours and 7 sixes, against Maharashtra at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. He completed his century in 58 balls with a six. Vaibhav has also played in the Rising Stars Asia Cup. Against UAE, he scored a century in just 32 balls. This innings included 15 sixes and 11 fours. Youngest to get a contract in IPL history Vaibhav originally hails from Samastipur, Bihar. Last year, at the age of just 14, Rajasthan Royals bought him for 1.1 crore rupees. This is the youngest contract ever received in IPL history. This year, Vaibhav made his IPL debut. He is a left-handed batsman and became the youngest player to score a century in T20s. He achieved this feat in IPL 2025 playing for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans. Read the complete story of Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s journey so far… Father sold land to enrol him in a cricket academy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a resident of Tajpur, Samastipur district. Born on March 27, 2011, Vaibhav started playing cricket at the age of 7 under his father’s guidance, Sanjeev. Seeing his son’s passion for cricket, Sanjeev sold his land for Vaibhav’s training. He started training at Zenith Cricket Academy, Samastipur. Joined the Cricket Academy at the age of 9 Vaibhav is a left-handed batsman. He played cricket at home for 2 years. At the age of 9, his father took him to a cricket academy in Samastipur. Vaibhav played there for 3 years. Then his father brought him to Gen X Cricket Academy in Sampatchak, Patna. At the age of 10, Vaibhav played big matches and started scoring runs. Rajasthan Royals got him for ₹1.10 Crore Vaibhav is just 14 years and 32 days old. Rajasthan Royals bought him for 1.10 crore in the players’ auction held in November 2024. He is a free-scoring batsman who can also bowl spin. He scored a century in 58 balls, which is the second fastest century by an Indian in that format after England’s Moeen Ali in 2005. He scored 104 runs off 62 balls against Australia in an Under-19 Test cricket match in Chennai. Youngest Player in IPL After Prayas Ray Barman, Vaibhav is the youngest player to be sold in the IPL auction. When Prayas debuted for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019, he was 16 years old. In contrast, Vaibhav is 14 years old. He has scored 100 runs in first-class matches, with his highest score being 41.