‘India Looking At Its Future’: Former Cricketers Left Gobsmacked After Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Record-Breaking Ton

Last Updated:April 29, 2025, 00:02 IST

Former cricketers were left gobsmacked by the kind of powerhitting that was on display by the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the IPL 2025 match against Gujarat Titans.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi lit up an absolute storm, which broke the internet in the Indian Premier League 2025 clash between the Rajasthan Royals and the Gujarat Titans at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday evening.

The 14-year-old youngster wreaked havoc in Jaipur as he smashed the experienced bowling attack of the Gujarat Titans for maximums left-right and centre, hitting his maiden century in the tournament in just 35 balls.

The former Australian captain, Aaron Finch, was in awe of the young star. He wrote a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) where he asked,” Have you ever seen anything like this? #vaibhavsuryavanshi what a talent!!”

The former West Indies cricketer, Ian Bishop, was like most of us, in awe of the young talent who went berserk with the bat in Jaipur. His post said, “14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has bludgeoned an IPL century in 2025 off 35 deliveries. Remarkable.”

The former Bengal cricketer also felt similar emotions after watching that knock. He reacted by saying, “I am absolutely blown away by looking at Vaibhav suryavanshi’s batting. Bass koi nazar maat lagana iss bache pe. (Please don’t put any bad omen on this kid.)”

The Punjab Kings’ star spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal took to social media to laud the youngster and his stupendous knock. He said,”India looking at its future! What a century. Take a bow boy!”

The South African international, Tabraiz Shamsi, was left awestruck by the 14-year-old’s power-hitting abilities in Jaipur. Oh my goodness!! What have we just witnessed. Madness from the kid wow”.

The former Indian cricketer, WV Raman took to social media as well to hail Suryavanshi’s knock as well. He said,” Vaibhav has the licence to thrill and has used it extremely well. What an entertaining knock! “

The Master Blaster himself took to X to share what made the youngster’s knock a special one. He said, “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!!”

The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma also shared an Instagram Story with a short and simple post hailing the youngster’s knock.