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Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Rising Fandom: Two Girls Drive Six Hours To Meet Teenage Star In England
@Source: news18.com
Vaibhav Suryavanshi might be just 14 years old but he’s already making waves in the cricket world. Currently in England for a Youth Test series, the teenage batting sensation met with a few fans – two of whom drove, read this, six hours just to catch his glimpse.
Suryavanshi’s IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals shared a couple of pictures on their social media handles revealing how two girls named Aanya and Rivaa, as old as the batting prodigy, drove for several hours from Worcester to watch him face England U-19 in the recently concluded five-match Youth ODI series.
Proof why we have the best fans 🫡
? Drove for 6 hours to Worcester
? Wore their Pink
?? Cheered for Vaibhav & Team India
Aanya and Rivaa, as old as Vaibhav himself, had a day to remember ? pic.twitter.com/9XnxswYalE
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) July 9, 2025
Suryavanshi’s Stunning Numbers In England
Having stormed into the limelight earlier this year when he blasted a record-breaking IPL century, the Bihar batter continues to prove he’s not a one-trick pony. During the Youth ODI series, he smashed 355 runs – the most in the series – from five matches at a stunning strike-rate of 174.02 while averaging 71. He belted 30 fours and 29 sixes. He also scored a blazing century during the series – 143 off mere 52 deliveries while breaking the record for the quickest century in Youth ODIs. India won the series 3-2.
Suryavanshi’s IPL Numbers
After becoming the youngest in IPL history to land a contract at the two-day mega auction, Suryavanshi backed the hype with on-field performances. On debut, he sent the very first ball of his IPL career soaring over the boundary for a stunning six. And then he scored a jawdropping century, off just 35 deliveries – becoming the quickest Indian to do so in the tournament’s history. At 14 years and 32 days, he became the youngest man to hit a T20 century, surpassing the previous record of 18 years and 118 days held by Vijay Zol.
In debut IPL season, Suryavanshi scored 252 runs from seven innings at a strike-rate of 206.55. He struck one century and a half-century.
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