U19 Asia Cup 2024 Vaibhav Suryavanshi: India performed brilliantly in the Under 19 Asia Cup 2024. The team traveled till the finals. However, the Indian team missed out on winning the title. Under 19 Team India was defeated by Under 19 Bangladesh in the final. Vaibhav Suryavanshi performed strongly in the tournament. Vaibhav is just 13 years old. Questions have been raised many times regarding his age. Meanwhile, reaction has also come from Pakistan. A former Pakistani cricketer has raised questions on Vaibhav’s age.
Vaibhav had given an explosive performance in the semi-finals of the Under 19 Asia Cup. India won this match by 7 wickets. Vaibhav had hit 5 sixes against Sri Lanka. Pakistani cricketer Junaid Khan was surprised to see his innings. Junaid also shared a video of Vaibhav’s innings on Instagram. But along with this, questions were raised regarding age. Junaid wrote in the caption, “Can a 13 year old child really hit such big sixes?”
What reaction did Vaibhav Suryavanshi give on the issue of age?
Questions have been raised on Vaibhav’s age before also. But he had clearly stated that there was no fraud of any kind regarding age. Its data is also available with the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Vaibhav has made a big splash at a young age. He has performed amazingly even before the Under 19 Asia Cup. He recently came into limelight after the mega auction of IPL 2025. Vaibhav was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.10 crore.
Vaibhav played a total of 5 matches for India in the tournament. Scored 176 runs during this period. Vaibhav also hit 14 fours and 12 sixes in the tournament.
Pakistan could not reach the final –
Pakistan team could not reach the final. It was defeated by Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the semi-finals. But Pakistan had won three consecutive matches before this. On the other hand, Team India had made it to the finals after winning the semi-finals.
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