Youngest Debutant in Indian Cricket History: Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Record-Breaking Ranji Trophy Debut and Off-Field Controversies

2024-01-09 13:31:52

Patna: Bihar player Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his debut in Ranji Trophy cricket at the age of 12 and achieved a historic achievement in Indian cricket. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made his debut in the match once morest Mumbai. With this, Vaibhav became the youngest player to make his debut in first-class cricket for India, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj.

Vaibhav played his first first-class match at the age of 12 years and 284 days. Sachin Tendulkar played his first first-class match at the age of 15 years and 230 days and Yuvraj Singh at the age of 15 days and 57 days. Vaibhav has also played in the Under-19 team for the India B team.

But Suryavanshi might not bring out any grandeur of his debut in the batting. The star might only score 19 runs in the first innings and 12 runs in the second innings. The player came out to bat in the role of opener. The player faced 28 balls in the first innings and found four boundaries. 37 balls were faced in the second innings. Scored two boundaries. In the match, Bihar collapsed in front of Mumbai’s prowess. Mumbai won by an innings and 51 runs.

Meanwhile, apart from Vaibhav’s debut, the Bihar-Mumbai Ranji match was also marked by off-field controversies. Two teams from Bihar came to face Mumbai. The Bihar Cricket Association had provided a list of two teams. Following a dispute in the Bihar Cricket Association, the team selected by the president and the team selected by the secretary reached the ground just before the match. Finally, the police intervened and the team chosen by the President was played once morest Mumbai.

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