13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar will be the youngest player to play in the IPL tournament. On Monday, the second and last day of the tournament auction, Rajasthan Royals bought Vaibhav for Rs 1.10 crore. The base price bid for Suryavanshi was Rs 30 lakh.
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Both Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals bid for Vaibhav, but in the end Rajasthan was successful in buying it. With this, Vaibhav also became the youngest player and youngest millionaire in IPL history. Bihari cricketers have maintained their charm in the mega auction of IPL 2025.
Nawada’s Ishan Kishan was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 11.25 crore, while the teams paid Rs 8 crore each for Gopalganj’s Mukesh and Rohtas’ Akash Deep.
Akash Deep of Baddi village of Rohtas will now play for Lucknow Super Giants. Till last year, he was playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore at a base price of Rs 50 lakh.
Team India’s fast bowler Mukesh Kumar of Gopalganj was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 8 crore using the Right to Match card. Last time also Delhi Capitals had bought Mukesh for Rs 5.5 crore. Read the story of Bihari players getting huge in IPL auction…
Elder brother had given up cricket career for Ishaan
This incident happened 15 years ago. Bihar team of School Game Federation had gone to Mumbai to play. Two brothers were selected in this team. Elder brother was the opener so he was able to perform. Whereas the younger brother did not get a chance. The younger brother felt a little disappointed, but the elder brother later removed that disappointment by quitting cricket.
Ishaan was 9 years old then. Raj Kishan was a good player. Raj Kishan says that ‘Both of us brothers used to play cricket, but the younger brother had complete devotion towards cricket. Had the potential to do better.
Cricketer Ishan Kishan with elder brother Raj Kishan.
When I saw less chances of cricket in Bihar, I went to Jharkhand.
When the chances of cricket in Bihar seemed limited, Ishaan moved towards Jharkhand. Kishan played an important role in the Jharkhand team for 4-5 years. Scored 273 runs against good Delhi bowling in a Ranji Trophy match in 2016–17. Ishaan hit 14 sixes, which is the most number of sixes by a batsman in a Ranji Trophy innings.
In 2017–18, Kishan became the leading run-scorer for Jharkhand with 484 runs in 6 matches. He was included in the India C squad for the 2018–19 Deoghar Trophy and scored a crucial century in the final, helping India C win their first title.
Turning point found in the match against Saurashtra
The turning point of Ishaan’s career came in the Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra. It was being played at Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground in Rajkot. The groundsman had prepared a pitch, on which dust was already coming from the first over. This was the turning point. Jharkhand was batting first. Jharkhand collapsed for 168 runs. But, Ishaan played a stormy inning of 87 runs in just 69 balls. After dismissing Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja got a pat on the back from him. Rahul Dravid praised him a lot. This was one of the reasons for making Kishan the captain of India for the Under-19 World Cup 2016 held in Bangladesh.
Ishan Kishan with Rahul Dravid and the Under-19 team.
Friends call me by definite name
Ishaan’s friends call him Definite. The nickname came from the character Defiant Khan played by Zeeshan Qadri in the film Gangs of Wasseypur. Ishaan’s character is similar to the character of Definite Khan, hence people call him by this name. Ishaan is a big fan of Adam Gilchrist, Rahul Dravid and Dhoni. Apart from cricket, Ishaan likes to play table tennis and billiards.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is only 13 years old
Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Samastipur, Bihar is the youngest player in this auction. Vaibhav is just 13 years old. He has played Ranji Trophy, Heman Trophy and Cooch Behar Trophy. He is a left handed batsman.
Vaibhav has been selected in the Junior Indian Cricket Team. He was part of the team in the Under-19 series against Australia this year. Against Australia, he scored a century in just 58 balls.
In this innings he hit 14 fours and 4 sixes. With this, he broke the records of Pakistan’s opener batsman Babar Azam and Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto.
Shanto scored a century in Youth ODI cricket against Sri Lanka Under-19 in Sylhet at the age of 14 years and 241 days. At the same time, Pakistan’s Babar Azam had scored a century in Dambulla in 15 years and 48 days.
Players who debuted at a younger age than Sachin
Recently Vaibhav made his debut in the Ranji Trophy between Bihar and Mumbai at Moinul Haq Stadium in Patna. At that time his age was only 12 years, 9 months and 14 days.
Vaibhav has become the second youngest player to debut in Ranji. Aleemuddin had debuted at a younger age than him (12 years, 2 months 18 days). Sachin Tendulkar made his debut at the age of 15 years and 7 months and 22 days.
Started playing cricket at the age of 5
Vaibhav’s father Sanjeev Suryavanshi told that ‘he was born on 27 March 2011. He started playing cricket at the age of 5. Kept playing cricket at home for 2 years. At the age of 7, I took him to the cricket academy in Samastipur.
Vaibhav played here for 3 years. Then we brought him to Gen X Cricket Academy located in Sampatchak, Patna. At the age of 10, Vaibhav played big matches and started scoring runs in senior matches as well.
Used to practice every day in the scorching heat of summer
Vaibhav used to practice at Patel Maidan in Samastipur. His coach Brajesh told that ‘Vaibhav used to work very hard. He used to have special time of 5 to 6 hours in the academy. During this time, seniors also used to practice with him. Even during the summer months, he used to practice in his sessions from 10 am to 3:30 pm, the results of which we are seeing today. He will not be seen resting anytime soon. He always keeps himself in practice.
Rohtas’s Akash Deep has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for 8 crores.
The journey of Akash Deep, who reached Team India from a small village in Bihar, was not easy. He lost his father at the age of 16. Within 6 months his brother also died. After losing his father and brother, Akash moved to Delhi with his sister and started his cricket career. Then played club cricket in Bengal. Later he also represented Bengal in domestic cricket. To pursue a career in cricket, Akash not only had to leave his family but also the state. Due to the ban on Bihar Cricket Association, he had to go to Bengal.
Didn’t let cricket be banned in my heart
27 year old Akash Deep could not play due to the ban on Bihar Cricket Association but he did not let cricket be banned in his heart. He had to leave not only his family but also his state to pursue a career in cricket. He moved to Bengal and played cricket in Bengal while staying at his relative’s house in Asansol and later represented Bengal in domestic cricket. His father was a physical teacher, while mother Ladduma Devi is a housewife. His family does farming in the village.
Lost father at the age of 16 and then brother passed away
Akash Deep lost his father at the age of 16. Within 6 months his brother also died. After losing his father and brother, Akash Deep moved to Delhi with his sister. There he started playing cricket to escape from sadness. Later, on the invitation of a friend, he went to Bengal to appear for the division trials. Akash Deep started playing for United Club. Then he was noticed by Bengal Ranji team’s assistant coach Saurasish Lahiri. He called Akash Deep to bowl in the nets and after seeing Akash’s bowling, he included him in the Bengal Under-23 team.
Has been a part of Royal Challengers Bangalore team
Before being selected in the Indian Test team, he was selected in the Indian ODI team that went on the South Africa tour. But he could not debut. He is expected to get his debut cap against England. Akash Deep has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in IPL. In the year 2022, RCB bought him for Rs 20 lakh. He has taken 6 wickets in 7 IPL matches. He has taken 103 wickets in 29 matches.
Gopalganj’s Mukesh was bought by Delhi Capitals for the second time.
Mukesh is a resident of Kakarkund village of Sadar block of Gopalganj. He belongs to an ordinary family. Father Late. Kashinath Singh used to drive a taxi in Kolkata and his mother was a housewife. Mukesh Kumar has reached this stage today while playing cricket with the children of the locality in the village.
Mukesh Kumar came into limelight for the first time by showing his bowling prowess in Gopalganj. Took 34 wickets, including a hat-trick, in seven matches in that competition. After which Amit Singh, a senior player of Gopalganj cricket team and captain of Heman Trophy district cricket team, noticed him and he joined the district team.
Delhi Capitals bought it for Rs 5.5 crore in the last season of IPL.
In the year 2023, Delhi Capitals had bought Mukesh for Rs 5.5 crore in the IPL auction. After this, Delhi Capitals once again expressed confidence in Mukesh Kumar and bought him for Rs 8 crore. Mukesh Kumar’s performance was very good in IPL 2024 and his bowling played an important role in the team’s victory.
When Mukesh Kumar started playing Ranji for Bengal in his initial days, Mohammed Shami gave him his shoes.
Became a part of India A-team in the year 2022
Mukesh Kumar, after playing for District Cricket Association, has also played Under-19 for Bengal and later Ranji Trophy for Bengal. After this he was selected in India A-team in the year 2022. In the match between India A and New Zealand, he took five wickets in 13 overs and gave only 36 runs. After his better performance, he became a part of the Indian team. Mukesh is making his mark as a fast bowler in the Indian team.
Mukesh with former Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mukesh considers Mahi as his idol.
