Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest captain in men's T20 history: Details
What's the story
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made history by becoming the youngest captain in men's T20 cricket. He achieved this feat at the age of 15 years and 232 days during Bihar's opening match against Saurashtra in the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The match is being played in Indore on Saturday. With this, Sooryavanshi broke Croatia's Zach Vukusic's record as he captained his national team at 17 years and 311 days old.
Captaincy debut
Sooryavanshi's captaincy debut
Sooryavanshi, who was appointed Bihar's captain last week, won the toss and opted to bat against Saurashtra.
However, his batting performance on his captaincy debut was disappointing as he scored just 18 runs off 12 balls before being dismissed by Chetan Sakariya in the fifth over.
Despite this setback, Sooryavanshi expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead Bihar.
Future plans
Sooryavanshi to join India A
After this match, Sooryavanshi will play one more SMAT game before joining India A for the ACC Rising Stars Emerging tournament in Doha from November 19.
His last outing for India was on the New Zealand tour, where he scored a quickfire 45 off just 19 balls.
He played two T20Is in that series, which India won 3-2.
Career highlights
Other notable records of Sooryavanshi
Sooryavanshi has played eight T20s for Bihar and 45 overall, including 23 for Rajasthan Royals in IPL.
With his latest efforts, the southpaw has raced to 1,790 T20 runs at an average of 40-plus and a strike rate of 210-plus.
Four of his 12 50-plus scores have been converted into tons.
He had hit the joint-third-fastest T20 century by an Indian last November when he scored a blistering 144 off just 42 balls for India A against UAE at the ACC Rising Stars tournament.
Earlier this year, he was named East Zone's vice-captain for Duleep Trophy under Ishan Kishan.
Rise
Stellar rise in cricketing career
Sooryavanshi's captaincy comes after a stellar rise in his cricketing career.
The left-handed batter also topped the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 run charts with 776 runs at an incredible strike rate of 237.30 for Rajasthan Royals.
Sooryavanshi's stellar performances earned him a spot in the India T20I side, making him the youngest international cricketer for the country.