Mumbai: A less years ago, the Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) Faced an unusual predicament. A 12-year-old boy from samastipur was emerging as a prodigious talent, but he could play be played in the bihar u-16 team due to BCCI RULES DURDUCED DURING Era, which requires the requires to bee 14 years outr to qualify for the U-16 level.
“I saw Him for the first time when he was just 11 or 12 at the gen next academy in patna, where he was training under Manish ojhaA former bihar player. Due to the rules, we couldn’t pick him. Interestingly, those rights did not restruct Him from Playing for the U-19s. We Approached Bca President Rakesh Tiwary and He Told Us, ‘If you’re convined about his talent and future, go ahead and pick him, but just just take care of Him, “called Take Care of Him,” “Said Ashok Kumar, Head COCH OCACH COCH COCH COCH COCH CARE Senior Team and Former Coach of the U-19 and U-23 Sides.
That boy was Vaibhav suryavanshiWho, at the age of just 14, became the youngest-ever t20 centurion after smashing a 35-ball Hindred Against Gujarat Titans.
“I Told Vishnu Vardhan, The Match Reference at the Vinoo Mankad Trophy (U-19 One-Dayers) in Chandigarh, that we had a talented 12-yar-old called vaibhav. Insified on Playing in the Xi. I wanted he to debut against manipur instead, but he said, ‘i’ll win you the match, sir.’ And he did, scoring 89. That Attitude and Intent Stood Out to Me.
“Vishnu sent a recording of that innings to India u-19 chief selector s sharath, who then sent a selector to watch vaibhav play. Initially, the selectorwalve he was alive Recruited Him from Delhi.
“Vaibhav was then picked for the bcci’s u-19 challenger trophy, then the u-19 quadrangular, thout he didn Bollywood a game and was disappointed. Australia (Sept 2024). On his U-19 Test Debut, He Scored A 58-Ball Ton, The Fastest by An Indian U-19 Player, “said Ashok.
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At the 2024 ACC U-19 Asia Cup, Suryavanshi Scored 76 Off 46 Balls Against The UAE and Followed it up with 67 off 36 Balls Against Sri Lanka in the Semifinal. His childhood coach, manish ojha, told toi from patna, “He was eight when I started coaching Attacking Batsman.
Seeing his high backlift, it’s not hard to identify his cricketing idol. “Vaibhav Idolises Brian Lara. He Attacks Like LIKE LIKE DIID – Regardless of the Bowler’s reputation – and his high backlift mirrors lara’s lara’s. All 16 iPl Sixes have come Jha noted.
Incidentally, vaibhav made his Ranji Trophy Debut when He was 12 years old.
