Bihar's 13-year-old cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi was sold in the recent IPL 2025 mega auction to the Rajasthan Royals for INR 1.10 Crore and became the youngest cricketer to get sold in the IPL auction. It was a big price given Suryavanshi is just 13 and is still playing in the age group cricket. Yet, the RR management led by Rahul Dravid has put his trust on him and they will surely be looking at him to be a retention candidate by the end of this cycle. Despite being born in 2011, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has left the cricket fraternity in awe with his performance, specially his century against Australia A in the Australian soils attracted eyeballs. To bat that easily in the U-19 level being a 13-year-old really says a lot about him. Although there has been talks that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is an age-fraud offender. Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Father Sanjiv Suryavanshi Refutes Allegations of Age Fraud, Reflects on Son’s Journey After Being Picked by Rajasthan Royals at IPL 2025 Mega Auction .

A video went viral on social media, where Vaibhav Suryavanshi revealed that his real age was 14. The video was from 2023, so it is expected that if what he said was right then he would be minimum 15-years old when the time he got sold in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Age fraud in a major problem in Indian domestic cricket and there are several cricketers who have been accused of age fraud before. This includes big names including the likes of Manjot Kalra and Nitish Rana. The previous instances and the viral video made fans question Vaibhav's real age.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Viral Interview

He is Reverse Aging

Should Take Some Actions

Hear It From Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Own Mouth

Another Fan Reacts

How Come He has Become 13?

In the viral video, Vaibhav also said that his birthday is on September 27, but his recorded birthday is on March 27, 2011. All these has created confusion and curiosity in the mind of fans.  His father, in an interview with PTI, has suggested that he is more than willing to undergo the necessary tests to help prove his age and end the confusion if necessary. “When he was 8 and half years old he first appeared for a BCCI bone test. He has already played India U-19. We don’t fear anyone. He can again undergo age test," he said

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