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13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became a millionaire in IPL mega auction, had the habit of watching cartoons. His father Sanjeev told that when his passion for cricket increased, Vaibhav stopped watching Doraemon. Vaibhav is a resident of Motipur, a small village in Samastipur district in Bihar.
Rajasthan Royals bought Vaibhav in the auction for a price of Rs 1.10 crore. With this he became the youngest millionaire in IPL history. Before him, Washington Sundar and Afghanistan’s Mujeeb-ur Rahman had become millionaires at the age of 16 each.
Father sold land to become a cricketer Sanjeev Suryavanshi told PTI, ‘She is not just our daughter, she is the daughter of entire Bihar. What can I tell you, we even sold our land. The situation has still not completely improved. My son has worked very hard.
At the age of 8, he was selected in the under-16 team of the district. I used to take him to Samastipur for coaching. I used to bring him back after the coaching was over. BCCI also got his bone test done at the age of 8 and a half years. He has played Under-19 for India and I am not afraid of anyone. If he has to sit for the test again, he will pass that too.
Vaibhav became a part of the district’s Under-16 team at the age of 8.
Hit 8 consecutive sixes in trials Vaibhav’s father told, ‘Rajasthan Royals called him for trials in Nagpur. Vikram Rathore sir (batting coach) gave him the match situation and said that he had to score 17 runs on 6 balls. Bituwa hit 3 sixes. Hit 8 sixes and 4 fours in the trials.
Rajasthan finally bought Vaibhav for Rs 1.10 crore. Vaibhav’s base price was Rs 30 lakh, but Delhi Capitals also bid for him. Ultimately Rajasthan bought him and made him the youngest millionaire in IPL history.
left cartoons for cricket When the father was asked how Vaibhav would handle the pressure of getting so much money at a young age. Then Sanjeev said, ‘He just wants to play cricket, nothing else. A few years ago he was fond of watching Doraemon, but now he has stopped watching cartoons.
Vaibhav is in Dubai Vaibhav got a chance in the India Under-19 team in September this year. Where in the first innings of the unofficial test, he scored a century against Australia Under-19. He became the youngest player to score a century in A Grade cricket. After this he also got a chance in the team for the Under-19 Asia Cup. Team India’s match is to be played against Pakistan here on 30th November.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has scored a century against Australia Under-19 team.