Why Rajasthan Royals bought 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi? Skipper Sanju Samson explains. Cricket News – Newz9

NEW DELHI: Aged 13, Bihar’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi not too long ago made historical past, turning into the youngest participant ever to be signed by an Indian Premier League franchise.
At the public sale held final month in Jeddah, Rajasthan Royals made the shock decide, shelling out Rs 1.10 crore for the prodigy.
The Royals, who gained the inaugural title, have had the knack of selecting up younger abilities and grooming them and Suryavanshi seems to be the newest addition to the record, who will now have a mentor in legendary Rahul Dravid to study intricacies of the sport. .
Skipper Sanju Samson not too long ago revealed why the franchise went for Suryavanshi, highlighting that he himself is fairly excited to satisfy the teenager sensation.
“I have seen his highlights. All of the people in the Rajasthan decision-making group saw him bat at the U19 Test match vs Australia in Chennai, where he scored a hundred of 60-70 balls. The shots that he played there, it felt like, that’s something special and we felt like we have to have those kind of individuals in the side and see where they go,” Sanju Samson informed AB de Villiers in an interview.
“But Rajasthan Royals have a history of doing this. They find out talents and make them champions. For example, there is a Yashasvi Jaiswal who came to RR as a youngster and now is a rock star of the Indian team. There is Riyan Parag , Dhruv Jurel – they all fall under that line. I think RR loves that kind of thing – yes, we want to win the IPL, but we also want to make sure that we are giving enough champions to Indian cricket. It will be exciting to meet him,” Samson stated.

At the public sale, Suryavanshi’s base value was Rs 30 lakh and Delhi Capitals additionally went for him however the Royals ultimately bought the higher of DC to get the participant on board.
Suryavanshi made headlines not too long ago when he grew to become the youngest batsman to attain a global century, reaching the feat in a Youth Test for India Under-19 in opposition to Australia U-19 in Chennai.
Suryavanshi made his T20 and Ranji debut for Bihar this season.
He not too long ago represented India within the U19 Asia Cup the place India misplaced to Bangladesh within the closing.