The 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi rewrote the history books of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a century of 35 balls on Monday, causing Rajasthan Royals (RR) to threaten in the Play-Off Race. RR chased 210 for the victory in the Sawai Mansingh Stadium of Jaipur, RR called home in just 15.5 overs to end on 212/2, thanks to the record -breaking effort of Suryavanshi. RR became the fastest team to chase a score of 200+ in IPL, while Suryavanshi broke the record for the fastest century by an Indian in the tournament.
Suryavanshi was the center of attention on social media, where fans and experts took a moment to appreciate his knock.
This is how the internet responded:
What were you doing at 14? !! This boy faces the best bowlerers in the world without blinking an eyelid! Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Remember the name! Playing with a fearless attitude proud to see the next generation shine! #Vaibhavsuryavanshi #Gtvsrr
– Yuvraj Singh (@Yuvstrong12) April 28, 2025
When I was 14, I clicked on Selfies with the help of Retrica and B612 and I posted Facebook status such as 'in Pacific Mall with 5 others' pic.twitter.com/x8eiyy3cmr
– P (@priiyeahh) April 28, 2025
What did you do at the age of 14? pic.twitter.com/stj2sf551k
– Darshan Jain (@Vividcitizen) April 28, 2025
What were you doing at 14?#Vaibhavsuryavanshi #VaibhavSoSoanshi #IPL2025 #Rrvsgt pic.twitter.com/gfifjkcu8n
– Nadeem Khan (@Nadeem2khan1) April 28, 2025
What did you do at the age of 14?
See what Vaibhav Suryavanshi does #Rrvgt #Gtvrr #Vaibhavsuryavanshi https://t.co/keh0qjmkfx pic.twitter.com/mrxfibnh0x– Ali Abbas (@Aliabbas1718) April 28, 2025
Although Suryavanshi showed that he has a deep arsenal of cricket shots, he was not a man of many words, and understandably, after he had informed the whole country at this age. He spoke about how he is not afraid of taking up big names
“It is a very good feeling. It is my first hundred in the IPL and it is my third innings. The result is shown here after the practice for the tournament. I see the ball and play with Jaiswal is good, he tells me what I have to do and he is a dream to get a 100. Agreement.
The 101-run innings of Suryavanshi, who saw him 11 massive sixes and seven borders, saw him Manish Pandey (19Y 253D), Rishabh Pant (20Y 218 D) and Devdutt Padikkal (20Y 289D) to break the record of the last century in tournament history.
It is also the second fastest century in the tournament, behind only Chris Gayle who did it in 30 deliveries, and the fastest century by an Indian, who surpasses Yusuf Pathan's record of 37 deliveries
(With Ians -inputs)
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