Vaibhav Suryavanshi Makes History: Debuts at 15, Shatters Sachin’s Record

New Delhi: The wait is finally over; Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made his international cricket debut. Team India handed the debut cap to the left-handed batsman during the Manchester T20 match. With this, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian to debut in international cricket, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record. While Sachin played his first international match at the age of 16 years and 205 days, Suryavanshi achieved this feat at just 15 years and 99 days old.

Who holds the record for the youngest international cricket debut?
While Vaibhav Suryavanshi is indeed the youngest Indian to debut in international cricket, the world record belongs to Hasan Raza. The former Pakistani cricketer made his debut against Zimbabwe at the age of just 14 years and 227 days. He debuted in a Test match against Zimbabwe and subsequently played his first ODI at the age of 14 years and 223 days. However, there has always been controversy regarding his age. If we consider non-Full Member nations, Kuwait’s Meet Bhavsar played his first international match at the age of 14 years and 211 days.

Whose place did Vaibhav Suryavanshi take?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi got the opportunity to play in the Manchester T20 match in place of Sanju Samson. Samson had failed in two matches against Ireland and struggled with the bat in the first match against England as well; consequently, Team India included Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the playing XI in his stead. Notably, Vaibhav Suryavanshi had made his IPL debut at the age of just 13 and won everyone’s hearts with explosive performances over two seasons. In IPL 2026, he was the highest run-scorer with 776 runs, hitting a record-breaking 72 sixes. This is precisely why he earned a spot in Team India, and the youngster has now made his debut for the country.

How many runs has Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored in T20s?
Although Vaibhav Suryavanshi is only 15 years old, he has already amassed 1,477 runs in T20 cricket at a strike rate of 220. He has scored four centuries and six half-centuries. Suryavanshi has hit 134 sixes and 116 fours in the format, maintaining an average of 44.75. It is evident that this format suits him exceptionally well.