Team India Star Raises Doubts: Is Young Cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi Truly 14 Years Old?

Sports News: A new star is emerging in Indian cricket, whose name is Vaibhav Suryavanshi. At the age of just 14, this young batsman has surprised everyone with his explosive batting. In IPL 2025, Vaibhav played a historic innings, proving his talent. He not only won the hearts of the fans by playing a brilliant century innings of 101 runs in just 38 balls, but also made the record of scoring the youngest century in IPL history. This innings was the second fastest century innings of IPL. Recently, Rajasthan Royals' experienced player Nitish Rana has given a statement on Vaibhav Suryavanshi, which is making a lot of headlines.

What did Nitish Rana say about Vaibhav Suryavanshi?

Recently, under the captaincy of Nitish Rana, West Delhi Lions won the title of Delhi Premier League 2025. After this memorable victory, he gave an interview in which the anchor asked Rana to tell some things about his Rajasthan Royals teammates that people do not know. During this, when Vaibhav Suryavanshi's name was taken in front of Nitish Rana, he jokingly said, 'Is he only 14 years old or not?' At the same time, about Sanju Samson, he said where he is going to play next year. Apart from this, about Jofra Archer, he told that he is a big fan of football.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Age Test Controversy

Let us tell you, during IPL 2025, questions were raised many times on the age of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. At the time of auction, he was only 13 years old, while before playing his debut match in IPL this season, he celebrated his 14th birthday with the team. Questions were raised on his age then. However, BCCI has got his bone test done. Vaibhav Suryavanshi's father Sanjeev Suryavanshi had told in an interview, 'When he was 8 and a half years old, he gave the BCCI bone test for the first time. We are not afraid of anyone. He can pass the 'age test' again.'

Nitish Rana made the team champion

Nitish Rana has played 1 ODI and 2 T20 matches for Team India so far. This season of Delhi Premier League was very memorable for him. Nitish Rana played the biggest role in making West Delhi Lions the champion. He played 11 matches this season and scored 393 runs at an average of 65.50. Nitish scored these runs at a strike rate of 181.94. In the final match also, he played a stormy innings of 79 runs not out.