Vaibhav Suryavanshi seemed more like a future investment for the Rajasthan Royals rather than a starter in the playing XI after he was picked at the IPL 2025 auction for Rs 1.1 crore. Regular skipper Sanju Samson’s injury forced the Royals to slot Suryavanshi in and in three innings, the 14-year-old has seen multiple ebbs and flows including a teary-end to a good knock on debut, a struggle against a veteran like Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the next and then breaking IPL records for fun, smashing a 35-ball century against the Gujarat Titans on Monday.