May 14 or 20 years old, mercy will not work: Ravi Shastri’s bold statement on Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi created a memorable innings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and created a panic in the cricket world. In the match played against Gujarat Titans (GT) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, 14 -year -old Vaibhav scored a stormy century in only 35 balls. Thanks to this historic innings, Rajasthan Royals won a stunning win by 8 wickets.

The youngest century

With this innings, Vaibhav has become the youngest batsman to score a century in T20 cricket. Also, this is the second fastest century in IPL history. Earlier this record was only in the name of Chris Gayle, who made a century in 30 balls against Pune Warriors in 2013.

Ravi Shastri affected

Ravi Shastri, former head coach of Team India, was also impressed by Vaibhav’s batting. He told that when he first saw Vaibhav playing, he was surprised. Shastri especially praised his first innings against Lucknow, in which he caught everyone’s attention by hitting a six on the first ball.

It is also important to learn from failure

Ravi Shastri also said that it is natural to fail at this age. He advised that Vaibhav should be allowed to play openly and see how he deal with pressure and failure. It also said that as he moves forward, opposing bowlers will bring new challenges.

Short ball will be next exam

Shastri further said that next time Vaibhav comes down to bat, a lot of short balls will be thrown at him, because when someone hit a six on the first ball, then no one shows any mercy, ”he said, he said,
“At that time it doesn’t matter that he is 14 years old, of 12 or 20. Everyone has to face the same bowling. He will now have to get used to it, and when we see how he faces such balls, only then we will be able to make opinion on it properly.”

38 balls of fiery innings

In this explosive innings of Vaibhav, he hit 7 fours and 11 sixes. He completed his century in just 35 balls and the entire innings lasted for 38 balls. This innings is considered one of the most memorable innings in the history of IPL.

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