Vaibhav Suryavanshi: Why This Hue And Cry About His Age!

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is likely to go places in the world of cricket. Once, one gives credence to his date of birth registered with the BCCI, then he is just 14, his DOB being March 27,2011. He has played four matches for Rajasthan Royals in the Tata-IPL-18 and the sixes he has smashed off the LSG, RCB and GT bowlers has given rise to the Doubting Thomas tribe who refuse to believe that the Samastipur (Bihar) left-hander is in his mid-teens. There are people who are asking why this hue and cry over his age when he appears like the proverbial new kid on the block. Suryavanshi has been the newsmaker of his gifts in the last two years, and talent scouts of the Jaipur franchise were convinced the chubby-faced has the potential to enter the big boys league sooner than later. A few days ago he lit up the Pink City venue with an astounding 38-ball 101 with 7x4s and 11x 6s against the Gujarat Titans, but in the next match, he was dismissed for a blob by the Mumbai Indians. Suryavanshi, bought at Rs1.1 crore has already seen the two ends of the spectrum; he will endure the hits and misses in his fledgling years in cricket, but the experts have seen the spark in him to say that he is one for the long race. The IPL created the big flash for Paul Valthaty who while playing for Kings XI Punjab, ripped apart the CSK bowling for a 63-ball unbeaten 120 at Mohali in 2011 with 19x4s and 2x6s. He was never a force thereafter, but Suryavanshi looks the part!