The Bihar batter achieved the milestone at 15 years and 232 days during his team’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener against Saurashtra.
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the youngest-ever captain in men’s T20 cricket. At 15 years and 232 days, he led Bihar for the first time in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener against Saurashtra at Indore’s Holkar Stadium on Saturday.
After winning the toss and opting to bat, Sooryavanshi described the opportunity as a dream come true and thanked the team for placing its confidence in him.
His captaincy debut, however, did not produce the desired result. The left-handed batter scored 18 off 12 balls before being dismissed by Chetan Sakariya in the fifth over. Bihar went on to lose the match by five wickets.
Sooryavanshi was named Bihar captain when the squad was announced last week. However, he is not expected to lead the side throughout the tournament as he is scheduled to join India’s campaign in the Rising Stars Asia Cup, beginning November 19 in Qatar.
He broke the previous record held by Croatia’s Zac Vukusic, who captained his side against Cyprus at 17 years and 311 days in 2025. Pakistan’s Taimur Ali, Tanzania’s Laksh Barkania and France’s Noman Amjad complete the top five in the age-based list.
Sooryavanshi has had earlier leadership experience as East Zone’s vice-captain in the Duleep Trophy. However, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar had cautioned against giving him leadership responsibilities too early, saying the youngster should get more opportunities to develop as a player.
The teenager made his India debut after an impressive IPL 2026 season, scoring 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals. He recently featured in two T20Is against New Zealand, including the third match in which he and Abhishek Sharma helped India register a record 118 runs in the powerplay.
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