Fourteen-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest-ever IPL cricketer

The youngest cricketer to debut in Indian Premier League history at age 14 also made a splash on Sunday morning (AEST).

Opening batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi appeared as an impact substitute for Rajasthan Royals and boldly scored 34 runs off 20 balls, including a first-ball six over extra cover.

He hit three sixes and two boundaries overall until he was out stumped.

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Suryavanshi's stand of 85 with Yashasvi Jaiswal gave Rajasthan's chase a great start, but the team lost to the Lucknow Super Giants by two runs.

The teenager replaced injured skipper Sanju Samson and created a unique record — born in 2011, he became the first IPL cricketer born after the tournament's inception.

Suryavanshi hails from Bihar and made headlines in the player auction as the Royals snapped him up for $1.72 million AUD after an intense round of bidding.

The youngster has a triple hundred to his name in under-19 zonal cricket, but his five first-class matches have fetched meager returns.

The previous-youngest IPL debutant was 16-year-old Prayas Burman in 2019 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Mujeeb ur Rahman is the youngest international cricketer in the IPL. He debuted at 17 in 2018 for Punjab Kings.