Vaibhav Suryavanshi made headlines in IPL 2025. The 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals player smashed the fastest century for any Indian in terms of balls faced (35) when he scored 101 off only 38 balls with seven fours and 11 sixes against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur in April as well. However, in an interview with Dainik Jagran, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s father, Sanjeev, revealed that his son had gained a lot of weight and how he lost weight as well.
“Now he takes a very balanced diet. He goes to the gym. he had gained a lot of weight. He has to reduce it,” he said. When he was asked if Vaibhav still eats litti-chokha, Sanjeev said: “Ne he doesn’t eat those any more”.
He also revealed that he is proud that everyone knows him now through his son, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
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“It is a matter of pride for every father that he is known by his son’s name. Now wherever I go, I get a lot of respect. People also come to meet me. For us, it is like a dream come true. It is a matter of great pride to score runs in the IPL at such a young age,” he said. “I thank Rahul Dravid Sir, Zubin Bharucha Sir and Rajasthan Royals batting coach Vikram Rathore, who showed faith in my son (Vaibhav Suryavanshi). Everyone was very happy to see his game. Due to this, Bihar is getting fame all over the world.”
Though Vaibhav Suryavanshi did well, the Rajasthan Royals had a forgettable campaign, and they could not qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs as well.
“When you get fame at such a young age, it is important to handle it. I am a little skeptical, but Vaibhav understands this. He knows that this is just the beginning, he still has to play for the country,” he said. “Next year, I will work on areas where I made mistakes and try to do much better for the team,”
Talking about his learnings from the IPL 2025 season, Vaibhav Suryavanshi said, “My learning is that I have to do two times better than what I have done so that my team also plays in the final next year and how much I can contribute to my team, I will focus on that.”
