Former Indian Test opener Aakash Chopra showered praise on Vaibhav Suryavanshi after Rajasthan Royals registered a thumping eight-wicket win against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing IPL 2025 on Monday. Suryavanshi, only 14 years-old and playing his third IPL game, smashed the record books as he scored a magnum opus knock of 101 runs off just 38 balls in the run-chase of 210 runs.
The young lad was able to hit the ground running and only dealt in fours and sixes as he scored 93% of his runs in boundaries. The southpaw reached his maiden IPL century off just 35 balls after scoring his fifty off just 17 balls.
He became the youngest to score a century in the IPL history and also scored the fastest hundred in the IPL by an Indian batter and the second fastest overall after Chris Gayle.
“He scored a hundred off just 35 balls, the second-fastest in IPL history, and the fastest by an Indian. A kid younger than him has not scored a hundred in men’s T20 history. What have you done at 14 years of age? Is tournament ka vaibhav badha diya (he has increased this tournament’s grandeur),” Chopra said on his YouTube Channel.
The renowned commentator hailed the left-hander for taking Gujarat Titans’ bowlers to the cleaners. Karim Janat was taken for 30 runs by the youngster.
“When he started hitting sixes, he kept hitting them, whether it was against Ishant Sharma, Prasidh Krishna or Rashid Khan. Karim Janat has a decent T20 career, and he was taken for 30 runs in his first over. When Washington Sundar came, everyone said atisundar Vaibhav. His batting was absolutely incredible,” he said.
“We talk about the bat swing and the fearless approach, but the thing I liked the most was that he was just playing the ball. Many times, when you come to a huge stage, you see the bowler – (Mohammed) Siraj, Krishna, Karamati (Rashid) Khan. He is not thinking about it at all. He is watching the ball, and he hits it for a six wholeheartedly and with full power if he feels he can do so,” Chopra elaborated.
Rajasthan Royals will next take on Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Thursday.
