A 13-year-old Indian cricketer made history on Monday ( 25 November 2024) as he became the youngest player ever to have his rights purchased at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

• The rights to Vaibhav Suryavanshi were bought for 11 million Indian rupees (around $130,000) to the Rajasthan Royals after a bidding spree between the Royals and the Delhi Capitals forced his price up.
• The IPL’s auction sees the league’s 10 teams compete via a bidding process to acquire players to fill out their rosters.
• A 12-year-old Suryavanshi made his debut in domestic Indian cricket’s longer format, the Ranji Trophy, in January this year for his home state of Bihar against Mumbai.
• He also scored a triple-century in a local tournament for Bihar and hit a 58-ball hundred for India’s under-19 team against Australia in September.