The Indian Premier League (IPL), the world’s richest cricket league, resumes on Saturday, and the major names will receive a lot of attention. Some of it will also fall on an adolescent. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a Rajasthan Royals batsman, turns 15 the day before the IPL starts on March 27. And with that, one of Indian cricket’s most intriguing concerns becomes clear: is he prepared for the big stage?
Suryavanshi initially made headlines three years ago as a 12-year-old hitter who took bowlers as old as his father to the cleaners. Since then, his batting quality, consistency, and desire to score big at an extraordinary strike rate have taken center stage. Standing tall at the crease, Suryavanshi is an instinctual aggressor; he attacks the ball rather than waiting for it, and at his best, his strokeplay is reminiscent of the great Garry Sobers.
In 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) drew a line, implementing minimum age limits in the interest of “player safety.” Even at the Under-19 level, the message was clear: no one under 15 would compete on the world stage. This was the first time the ICC imposed a minimum age rule, with Pakistan’s Hasan Raza setting the record for the youngest male Test cricketer at 14 years and 227 days upon his 1996 debut.
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