Vaibhav Surayvanshi was in an India U-19 crew assembly forward of their Asia Cup preparation when a member of the teaching employees broke the information to the 13-year-old that he had been picked by Rajasthan Royals within the IPL mega public sale on Monday.
“I’m speechless…I don’t know what to say. It’s a large factor for our household. I had a intestine feeling that he would get picked however by no means in my wildest goals would I’ve thought that there can be a bidding warfare,” Vaibhav’s father Sanjeev Suryavanshi tells The Indian Specific.
The teen grabbed eyeballs just lately when he turned the youngest batter (13 years, 288 days) to report a global century, scoring 104 off 62 balls in a Youth Check for India Below-19 in opposition to Australia U-19 in Chennai. The left-hander’s century got here in 58 balls, making it the quickest Youth Check hundred by an Indian and the second-fastest total on this planet.
“The whole lot is coming as a flashback to me. I used to be a cricket tragic myself. However needed to kill that dream after I moved to Mumbai on the age of 19 to earn cash. I did a variety of jobs. I labored as a bouncer in a nightclub in Colaba, labored at a Sulabh bathroom,” recollects an emotional Sanjeev.
“All these 12 years I spent in Mumbai, I used to suppose when my luck would change. Now my son has made it a actuality. I don’t know what the longer term holds however after this, I gained’t should borrow cash from anybody for his cricket,” he provides.
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Suryavanshi first made headlines earlier this yr when he made his Ranji Trophy debut for Bihar, aged 12, making him one of many youngest ever to play in India’s premier First-Class event.
“Cricket is coming again to Bihar. Ranji Trophy has returned. A funds of Rs 450 crore has already been handed to renovate Moin-ul-Haq stadium in Patna. And now Vaibhav has burst onto the scene. He’ll play for India sooner or later for positive,” BCA President Rakesh Tiwari tells this newspaper.
Sanjeev is comfortable that his son will probably be beneath the wings of his favorite participant Rahul Dravid, who’s now on the helm in Rajasthan Royals.
“Through the years, Royals have groomed the kids. Be it Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel or Riyan Parag, all are merchandise of the Rajasthan Royals franchise. I sincerely hope that Vaibhav will even comply with the identical path,” says Sanjeev, who hails from Bihar’s Samstipur district.
Vaibhav’s childhood coach Manoj Ojha, echoes the feelings of Sanjeev: “Excellent for Vaibhav. There is no such thing as a higher franchise for a teen than Rajasthan Royals.”
“VVS Laxman charges him very extremely and displays his improvement. He stated final yr that the subsequent two years are going to be very essential for Vaibhav. If somebody like VVS Laxman is praising him, then there should be one thing particular within the child,” says Ojha.
In 5 Ranji Trophy matches Vaibhav has performed, he’s but to set the stage on hearth. He has managed solely 100 runs with a highest rating of 41 in opposition to Madhya Pradesh. Nonetheless, on Saturday, making his debut within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Rajkot, he smoked Rajasthan’s left-arm pacer Aniket Choudhary for 2 sixes earlier than being dismissed for 13 off six deliveries.
The one factor that anxious Sanjeev was how his son would take care of all this price ticket stress.
“Cash is nice. No matter I get, it should go in his fix-deposit. However my greatest concern is how he’ll take care of this example. I’m but to have a phrase with him. I’ll speak to him and can ensure that this IPL public sale doesn’t get into his head, he nonetheless has a protracted technique to go,” the daddy says.
Vaibhav will probably be in motion for India U-19 of their Asia Cup match in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday in Dubai.
