13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became a millionaire in the IPL mega auction, was used to 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. Vaibhav was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore in the auction. With this, he became the youngest millionaire in IPL history. Before him, Prayas Ray Burman became a millionaire from IPL at the age of 16. Father sold land to make him a cricketer
Sanjeev Suryavanshi told PTI, ‘He is not just our son, he is the son of the whole of Bihar. What should I tell you, we even sold our land. Even now the situation has not improved completely. My son has worked very hard. At the age of 8, he was selected in the district’s under-16 team. I used to take him to Samastipur for coaching. After the coaching was over, I used to bring him back. At the age of 8 and a half years, BCCI also got his bone test done. He has played Under-19 for India and I am not afraid of anyone. If he has to appear for the age test again, he will pass that too.’ Hit 8 consecutive sixes in the trials
Vaibhav’s father said, ‘Rajasthan Royals called him for trials in Nagpur. Vikram Rathod Sir (batting coach) gave him the match situation and said that he has to score 17 runs in 6 balls. The boy hit 3 sixes. He 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. Finally, Rajasthan bought him and made him the youngest crorepati in IPL history. Left cartoons for cricket
When his 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 Indian Under-19 team in September this year. Where he scored a century against Australia Under-19 team in the first innings of the unofficial test. He became the youngest player to score a century in international Under-19 cricket. After this he also got a chance in the team for the Under-19 Asia Cup. Team India is scheduled to play a match against Pakistan on 30 November here.
