Indore, November 14, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi created history on Saturday by becoming the youngest captain in men’s T20 cricket, leading Bihar against Saurashtra in their opening match of the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Holkar Stadium.
At 15 years and 232 days, Sooryavanshi surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who had previously held the record after captaining his national team at the age of 17 years and 311 days.
The appointment marks another major milestone in the rapid rise of the Bihar batter, who made his T20 International debut for India five months ago and was also part of the country’s Under-19 World Cup-winning campaign in Zimbabwe earlier this year.
His first match as Bihar captain, however, yielded only a modest contribution with the bat. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Sooryavanshi scored 18 runs off 12 deliveries before being caught and bowled by left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya.
His participation in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy will be brief, with the Saurashtra fixture followed by just one more match before he joins India A for the ACC Rising Stars Emerging tournament in Doha. The competition, scheduled to begin on November 19, will be played in the 50-over format.
Sooryavanshi enters the assignment with recent international experience, having featured in two T20Is during India’s tour of New Zealand. He impressed with a blistering 19-ball 45 in an opening partnership with Abhishek Sharma, as the duo added 133 runs in just 7.1 overs. India went on to win the series 3-2.
Saturday’s match was only his eighth T20 appearance for Bihar and his 44th overall, including 23 matches for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.
One of his standout performances came last November, when he smashed 144 off just 42 balls for India A against the UAE in the ACC Rising Stars tournament. The innings placed him among Indian batters with the joint third-fastest centuries in T20 cricket.
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