The Indian Premier League has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday. AFP Sport highlights the best and worst of the T20 league in 2025 -- from a 14-year-old bursting onto the scene to deadly armed conflict bringing a dramatic halt to the action.
Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi was touted as 鈥業ndian cricket's next superstar鈥� on Tuesday after the 14-year-old's IPL century off 35 balls shattered batting records.
Dreams have come early for cricket-mad Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the shy schoolboy aged 13 who is the youngest player in Indian Premier League history.
Indian cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest ever at 13 years old to be sold in an IPL auction as he went to Rajasthan Royals for $130,500.