Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, fresh off his record-breaking IPL 2025 season with the Rajasthan Royals, has been named in the India U19 squad for the upcoming tour of England.
The Junior Cricket Committee announced the squad on Thursday. As part of the tour, the India U19 team will play a 50-over warm-up game, followed by five Youth ODIs and two multi-day matches against England U19.
The matches will be held in Loughborough, Hove, Northampton, Worcester, Beckenham and Chelmsford between June 24 and July 23.
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Just 14 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is coming off a sensational season for the Royals in IPL 2025.
The campaign not only saw the teenager become the youngest player in history to play in the IPL when he made his IPL debut against Lucknow Super Giants at the age of 14 years and 23 days.
Just nine days later, the youngster shattered even loftier records by becoming the youngest centurion in Indian Premier League history after smashing a 35-ball 100 against Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
The knock also saw him break Yusuf Pathan’s longstanding record for the fastest century by an Indian in the IPL. Overall, it was the second-quickest ton in the competition’s history after Chris Gayle, who managed the feat in 20 deliveries.
Vaibhav finished his debut season with an impressive tally of 252 runs in seven matches at a blistering strike rate of 206.56 and an average of 36.00.
Besides his historic 101 against GT, the youngster also capped off the campaign with a mature 57 off 33 balls against five-time champions Chennai Super Kings in what was the Royals’ final match of the season.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is no stranger to the Indian U-19 setup, having made his debut in September last year in a youth Test match against Australia in Chennai.
He also played a vital role in India's run to the final at the U-19 Asia Cup 2024 in the UAE.
The southpaw was his team's second-highest scorer in the tournament and slammed two half-centuries - the first in a do-or-die group clash against the hosts and the second, a Player of the Match effort, against Sri Lanka in the semi-finals.
India U19 Squad for 2025 tour of England
India U19 cricket team: Ayush Mhatre (captain), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vihaan Malhotra, Maulyarajsinh Chavda, Rahul Kumar, Abhigyan Kundu (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Harvansh Singh (wicket-keeper), R S Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Yudhajit Guha, Pranav Raghavendra, Mohammed Enaan, Aditya Rana, Anmoljeet Singh
Standby players: Naman Pushpak, D Deepesh, Vedant Trivedi, Vikalp Tiwari, Alankrith Rapole (wicket-keeper)
