Sachin Tendulkar led the praise for 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi's IPL century on social media. (BCCI)Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved the unthinkable on Monday night at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, waltzing his way into the record books with a blistering 35-ball century against the Gujarat Titans. Aged only 14 years and 32 days, Suryavanshi’s rampaging hundred made light work of a 210-run chase and a heap of T20 records were broken along the way. Besides being the youngest male batter ever to record a T20 century, the flamboyant southpaw’s 35-ball century was also the second-fastest century ever in IPL history and the quickest among all Indian batters.
Leading the praise for Suryavanshi’s record-breaking century on social media was none other than the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who wrote the headlines way back in the 1980s as another teenage prodigy. Tendulkar highlighted Suryavanshi’s precocious bat swing and power and wrote: “Vaibhav’s fearless approach, bat speed, picking the length early, and transferring the energy behind the ball was the recipe behind a fabulous innings. End result: 101 runs off 38 balls.”
Vaibhav’s fearless approach, bat speed, picking the length early, and transferring the energy behind the ball was the recipe behind a fabulous innings.
End result: 101 runs off 38 balls.
Well played!!pic.twitter.com/MvJLUfpHmn
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 28, 2025
Team India captain Rohit Sharma, who was incidentally the first teenage batter to record a T20 century way back in 2007, also hailed Suryavanshi’s knock on his Instagram story.
A dashing left-hander in his heyday, Yuvraj Singh effused praise on Suryavanshi’s fearless stroke-making. “What were you doing at 14?!! This kid is taking on the best bowlers in the world without blinking an eyelid! Vaibhav Suryavanshi — remember the name! Playing with a fearless attitude. Proud to see the next generation shine!”
Rohit Sharma’s reaction on Instagram.
“Many congratulations to young #VaibhavSuryavanshi for breaking my record of the fastest IPL hundred by an Indian! Even more special to see it happen while playing for Rajasthan Royals, just like I did. There’s truly something magical about this franchise for youngsters. Long way to go, champ!” wrote Yusuf Pathan, whose Indian record for the fastest IPL ton was bettered by Suryavanshi by two balls.
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Top reactions to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s hundred
Yuvraj Singh
What were you doing at 14?!! This kid is taking on the best bowlers in the world without blinking an eyelid! Vaibhav Suryavanshi — remember the name! Playing with a fearless attitude 🔥 Proud to see the next generation shine! #VaibhavSuryavanshi #GTvsRR
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) April 28, 2025
Witnessed this carnage of an innings by this youngster. Absolutely insane! 🧿🧿🧿 pic.twitter.com/b0xJb9jMER
— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) April 28, 2025
Krishnamachari Srikkanth
At 14, most kids dream & eat Icecream.Vaibhav Suryavamshi delivers a fabulous 100 against one of the contenders for IPl! composure, class, and courage beyond his years. We are witnessing the rise of a phenom. Indian cricket’s next superstar is here! #vaibhavsuryavanshi #GTvsRR pic.twitter.com/ycDLV9BUkd
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) April 28, 2025
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India looking at its future! What a century . Take a bow boy! 🙌🏻 https://t.co/zPjTliM0pS
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) April 28, 2025
Superstar Vaibhav Suryavanshi ♠️ 🔥 🔥 More power to you youngster 🧿 @rajasthanroyals pic.twitter.com/bYSwAWVb6m
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 28, 2025
Mithali Raj
Watching Vaibhav Suryavanshi today felt like witnessing history in the making. At just 14, he has taken on a 200+ chase with a level of confidence beyond his years.
100 off 35 balls, and he made it look effortless. Well played, champ!👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/hvJSbALZFC
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) April 28, 2025
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