Batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi named Bihar vice-captain for Ranji Trophy

Bihar have made history by appointing 14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi as vice-captain for their first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season, starting Wednesday. Sakibul Gani will lead the side, with Bihar set to face Arunachal Pradesh in their Plate League opener at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium from October 15. The Bihar Cricket Association announced the squad late on Sunday.

After failing to register a single win last season, Bihar were relegated to the Plate League.

Suryavanshi, who made his Ranji Trophy debut at just 12 during the 2023–24 season, has continued to break records. At 13, he became the youngest player ever to earn an IPL contract, joining the Rajasthan Royals, and later scored a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans, becoming the youngest male cricketer (14) to score a T20 century — the second fastest in IPL history.

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The young left-hander has also represented India Under-19 on tours of England and Australia. However, he may not feature in the entire Ranji season as he is expected to be in contention for India’s squad for the Under-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia early next year.

Bihar Squad: Piyush Kumar Singh, Bhashkar Dubey, Sakibul Gani (c), Vaibhav Suryavanshi (vc), Arnav Kishor, Ayush Loharuka, Bipin Saurabh, Amod Yadav, Nawaz Khan, Sakib Hussain, Raghvendra Pratap Singh, Sachin Kumar Singh, Himanshu Singh, Khalid Alam, Sachin Kumar.