Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the youngest captain in top-level men’s Twenty20 cricket after taking charge of his state side Bihar on Saturday.
Captaining at the age of 15 years and 232 days, Sooryavanshi broke the record held by Zach Vukusic, who captained Croatia aged 17 years and 311 days.
Bihar lost their opening match in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – India’s domestic state T20 competition, below the Indian Premier League (IPL) – by five wickets to Saurashtra, with Sooryavanshi making 18 from 12 balls.
It is the latest landmark the young career of Sooryavanshi, who became India’s youngest men’s international in July when he made his T20 debut against England.
He has broken numerous records since making his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals as a 14-year-old in 2025, becoming the franchise tournament’s youngest player.
He became the youngest centurion in men’s T20s when hitting a hundred against Gujarat Titans later that season, and this year was the tournament’s leading run-scorer.
Sooryavanshi played in two of India’s five T20 internationals in New Zealand earlier this month, with a top score of 45 in the third match in Wellington.
He is also due to be part of India’s side at the Rising Stars Asia Cup, a development 50-over tournament which takes place in Doha later this month.