How Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s parents helped him become the youngest IPL centurion

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a 35-ball century for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, breaking multiple records and becoming the youngest ever T20 centurion in history. Here's how his father and mother helped him reach the biggest cricket stage at such a young age.

In one of the most memorable nights of IPL 2025 , 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi stole the show by smashing the second-fastest century in IPL history. Playing for Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Jaipur, Suryavanshi hit a breathtaking hundred off just 35 balls . The young sensation scored 101 runs off 38 balls, hitting 7 fours and 11 sixes.

He became the youngest ever to score a century in men’s T20 cricket, creating a moment that fans will never forget. With this incredible knock, Suryavanshi not only announced himself to the world but also kept RR’s playoff hopes alive in IPL 2025. Vaibhav’s coach, Manish Ojha, revealed in an interview with Cricketnext how much hard work went into building the young star.

“Vaibhav came to me when he was around nine years old. The distance from his native Samastipur to Patna is around 100 km, and he used to come to my coaching center every alternate day. Vaibhav used to start training around 7:30 am and continued till the evening, before travelling back home.

He has followed this schedule for over four years,” Ojha shared. Ojha gave a lot of credit to Vaibhav’s parents for his success. “Vaibhav kept on getting fame in Bihar, but his parents have played a huge role.

His mother woke up early at 4 am and prepared food for Vaibhav. His father accompanied him to trainings and matches. We did contribute as coaches, but his parents are the driving forces,” he said.

Vaibhav’s journey is also a story of a father living his dream through his son. “Vaibhav and his father had long ago made up their minds that the kid will play cricket. The father wanted to play cricket, but he couldn’t.

So, he tried to live his dream through his son,”* Ojha revealed. Suryavanshi also scored 30 runs in Karim Janat’s first over, making it the most expensive first over ever bowled by any player in their IPL career. He smashed Janat for six consecutive boundaries, including three sixes and as many fours.

His fearless batting helped RR chase down a big target of 210 runs in just 15.5 overs, winning the match by 8 wickets with 25 balls still left..