The story of Vaibhav Suryavanshi's journey from a small village in India to hitting the IPL's second-fastest century, aged just 14.

The left-hand batter reached the milestone in just 35 balls — the second-fastest in the history of the competition.

Born in 2011, just as the IPL was blossoming into a global cricket spectacle, Vaibhav has risen swiftly through the ranks of Bihar’s domestic and age-group cricket circuit. He turned heads in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2023, where he amassed 393 runs in five matches, including a century and three fifties – averaging a phenomenal 78.60.