Most 14-year-olds dream about greatness.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi woke up on Monday night and lived it.
In front of a stunned Jaipur crowd, the Rajasthan Royals prodigy dismantled a Gujarat Titans attack packed with 694 international caps. He wasn’t just good — he was fearless, swinging his bat in glorious full circles like the great artists of cricket’s past: Sobers, Lara, Yuvraj, Trumper.
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Second-fastest hundred in TATA IPL ✅
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Against Ishant Sharma — who made his Test debut before Suryavanshi was even born — the teenager hit a savage hook shot, followed by a 91-metre six onto the stadium roof. Against Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar, he showed the poise of a veteran: quick feet, dazzling bat speed, and an unteachable sense of timing.
By the sixth over, Suryavanshi had smashed the fastest fifty of IPL 2025. He wasn’t finished. He tore into Karim Janat for 30 runs in an over, then lifted Rashid Khan — one of the modern greats — for six to bring up his century off just 42 balls.
It was the second-fastest IPL hundred ever, from a boy barely out of childhood.
There will be questions. Should a 14-year-old be playing professional cricket under this kind of pressure?
But then you watch him: balanced, controlled, and brilliant. You realize — some players aren’t made for the stage.
They are the stage.
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