Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, made history on Monday as he became the youngest player ever to be sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

A 13-year-old became the youngest player to be picked up at the Indian Premier League auction, but Jimmy Anderson’s hopes of a first appearance in the tournament aged 42 ended without even going under the hammer.

The 10 teams build their squads through an auction. On Sunday, Rishabh Pant, India’s swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batter, became the most expensive player in the IPL’s 16-year history when the Lucknow Super Giants paid $3.2 million for his services. The auction price represents the player’s salary.

Bihar youngster Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a left-hand top-order batter, has become the youngest player to earn an IPL deal, worth INR 1.10 crore (US$0.13 million approx.), from Rajasthan Royals (RR). Suryavanshi,

A 13-year-old cricketer has been picked by the Rajasthan Royals to become the youngest-ever player to earn a deal in the IPL auction. Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is 13 years and 243 days at the time of landing his contract,

Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest ever cricketer to be sold in an IPL auction on Monday, stealing the limelight from veteran fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar.

Is 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi eligible to play after bagging massive contract at IPL 2025 Auction? Explained. (Photo Source: Bihar Cricket Association) One of the biggest developments from the two-day IPL 2025 Mega Auction was the sale of 13-year-old to Rajasthan Royals (RR) at a whopping INR 1.