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Vaibhav Suryavanshi made historical past because the youngest cricketer ever signed by an IPL group. Learn on to know concerning the controversy surrounding his age.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s father reacted to the controversy surrounding his age, saying that his son has undergone bone take a look at performed by BCCI. (Picture: Instagram)
IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals purchased cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi for Rs 1.10 crore in the course of the mega public sale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At simply 13 years and eight months outdated, Suryavanshi grew to become the youngest participant ever to be picked by a franchise. Nonetheless, it quickly led to allegations of age fraud, with some claiming his precise age is 15. Including to the controversy is an outdated interview the place Suryavanshi’s assertion recommend he can be 15 this 12 months.
In an interview in 2023, he advised a neighborhood information channel that he’ll flip 14 on September 27 of that 12 months. Because the age-related controversy gained momentum on-line, his father stepped ahead to handle the allegations, asserting that his son had already undergone BCCI’s bone exams.
His father Sanjiv Suryavanshi advised information company PTI, “When he was 8 and half years outdated he first appeared for a BCCI bone take a look at. He has already performed India U-19. We don’t concern anybody. He can once more bear an age take a look at.”
Hear it from Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s personal mouth, he’s himself saying that he’ll change into 14 years outdated on twenty seventh September 2023, so after September 2024 he ought to be 15 years outdated now 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/lNbQ14YG8y— sohom (@AwaaraHoon) November 25, 2024
It’s value noting that the follow of itemizing two birthdays, typically for college admissions, is pretty frequent in India. This typically results in discrepancies between official data and precise ages, fueling hypothesis in such circumstances.
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