NEW DELHI: Just days after lighting up the cricket world with a jaw-dropping 35-ball century, 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi has once again stunned fans — but this time, not with the bat.
The young sensation from Samastipur, Bihar, who smashed 11 sixes in a whirlwind knock at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, became an overnight star. His innings, against an attack featuring the likes of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, and Karim Janat, was the second-fastest century in tournament history.
Now, ahead of Royals’ IPL 2025 clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday, Suryavanshi turned heads again — but this time during a net session with the ball in hand.
In a stunning moment, the teen bowled to a batter in the nets and produced massive turn, shattering the stumps clean in half. Teammates and staff were left in disbelief at the sheer skill and impact of the delivery.
From a batting sensation to a potential all-rounder in the making, Suryavanshi’s talent continues to amaze — and he’s only 14.
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RR bowling coach Shane Bond had revealed that the team management is ‘protecting’ the young star.
“The coaching staff haven’t tried to complicate things too much with Vaibhav. He’s sort of got a bit of a license to go out and just play, which he’s done an amazing job so far, really, for a 14-year-old. So look again, he missed out in the last game, but for us, you don’t really want to panic with someone so young, you just come out and plug in tomorrow,” Bond said at the pre-match press conference.
“I know Vikram (Rathour) talks about his game plans and the type of bowlers that he’s going to come up against and he’ll do that again for this match, but outside of that, he’s a pretty young kid, so I’m just happy for him to get out there and keep swinging. It’ll be that again,” he added.
“He’s (Vaibhav) obviously a seriously talented player, but he’s also still a kid. So, he’s sort of learning on the go, we’re going to be really patient with him because you have to be. And the other part of it is just all the off-field stuff, the travel (and such), you can’t expect a 14-year-old to be a professional. Like I’ve got a 16-year-old son and he’s a teenager, so we’re just trying to educate him on the things around and look after him, shield him a little bit from the social media stuff and all the trappings that come with the way he started, but he’s a lovely kid,” Bond said.
