Chennai: India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi celebrates his half century during the first day of the 1st unofficial test cricket match between India U-19 and Australia U-19, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Monday, Sept 30, 2024. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)
In the ongoing youth Test match between India and Australia U19 sides in Chennai, Vaibhav Suryavanshi registered the quickest hundred in U19 Tests for India on Tuesday.
Batting in the first innings for India, the 13-year-old got to his hundred off just 58 deliveries before being run out for 104. His innings constituted 14 fours and four sixes.
Overall, it is the second fastest hundred in all of U19 Tests, with England’s Moeen Ali still the holder of the record. Moeen holds the record from back in 2005, when he got to a century off 56 deliveries.
Vaibhav’s century comes after the hosts had managed to restrict Australia for 293 in the first innings in the first of two youth Tests.
Vaibhav had made the spotlight last year when he became the youngest debutant in Ranji Trophy history, playing at the age of 12 for Bihar, beating the record held by Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh. He has played two first class matches so far.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Vaibhav’s father Sanjeev Suryavanshi had shared how his own passion for the sport drove his son to making rapid inroads in India’s domestic circuit.
“I was a cricket tragic myself. But in Bihar, let alone cricket, there was no scope for any sport. I moved to Mumbai at the age of 19 and did a lot of jobs, such as working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Colaba, working in a Sulabh toilet or at the port. I used to spend my off days at the Oval Maidan. There young kids playing cricket would be covered by pads and helmets. A few of them were so good that one could watch them for hours. I decided it then only that be it a son or daughter, I will make my children cricketers,” Sanjeev had told The Indian Express.
Prior to the youth Test, India U19 had come out on top against the touring side in the three ODIs that were played in Puducherry, a 3-0 whitewash.
