IPL history-maker, 13, who 'came on Earth to play cricket'NEW DELHI, Nov 26, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Dreams have come early for cricket-mad Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the shy schoolboy aged 13 who is the youngest player in Indian Premier League history. But it was the bidding war at the IPL player auction in Saudi Arabia on Monday that catapulted the youngster into the global headlines. - 'Wildest dreams' -His father, Sanjeev, said he was astonished by what unfolded at the auction. "I had a gut feeling that he would get picked, but never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that there would be a bidding war." "He is the kind of player who has come on Earth to play cricket, he settles for nothing else," Kumar told The Times of India newspaper.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha November 26, 2024 11:20 UTC