IPL auction: The rise and rise of the uncapped player

Kolkata: Vaibhav Suryavanshi is just 13. He made his Ranji Trophy debut this year under controversial circumstances when two squads were announced for the same game by the strife-torn Bihar association. But there was no doubt about his talent. Even more after Suryavanshi hit a hundred for India under-19 in September. Now, he is the youngest ever uncapped Indian in IPL auction. When his father Sanjeev spoke to HT just before the Ranji debut, his aim was clear: “Bas ek IPL contract chahiye, zindagi badal jayegi (just an IPL contract and his life will change).”