Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi made headlines and became the youngest player to earn an IPL contract during the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction. The 13-year-old was picked by inaugural IPL champions Rajasthan Royals for a whopping 1.10 crore. His base price was 30 lakh and after a competition between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the Sanju Samson-led side eventually brought the batter.
"Vaibhav trained at our high-performance centre in Nagpur, and he truly impressed our coaching staff," said RR CEO Jake Lush McCrum. "He's an exceptional talent with immense potential. While he'll need to continue working hard to adapt to the IPL level, we are thrilled to welcome him to our franchise."
What are the age rules?
The cricket governing body International Cricket Council (ICC) made a minimum age policy for international cricket which requires a player to be at least 15 years old to represent a team at the global level. However, cricket boards can request special permission from the ICC for their allowance to represent the country.
Age restriction for IPL?
Indian Premier League does not have an age requirement it all depends upon the player's decision to represent the franchises. However, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is most likely to not get a chance to feature for the Pink Army in IPL 2025 but staying close to legendary Rahul Dravid and Kumar Sangakkara will surely help him to boost his cricketing skills.
RR head coach Rahul Dravid also said that the franchise will give him a good environment to grow.
"I think he's (Suryavanshi) got some really good skills, so we thought it might be a good environment for him to grow in. Vaibhav just came to our trials and we were really happy with what he saw," Dravid said while speaking to IPL.
Rajasthan Royals buys from IPL 2025 mega auction
Jofar Archer (12.50 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (4.40 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (5.25 crore), Akash Madhwal (1.20 crore), Kumar Kartikeya (30 Lakh), Nitish Rana (4.20), Tushar Deshpande (6.50 crore), Shubham Dubey (80 Lakh), Yudhvir Singh (30 Lakh), Fazalhaq Farooqi (2 crore), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (1.10 crore), Kwena Maphaka (1.50 crore), Kunal Rathore (30 Lakh), Ashok Sharma (30 Lakh
