India, April 29 -- Vaibhav Suryavanshi did shoot to fame after the Rajasthan Royals acquired him for INR 1.1 crore, and more recently on Monday (April 28, 2025) when the 14-year-old repaid the faith with a historic 35-ball 100 against Gujarat Titans in Jaipur, but more than the franchise, he has India legend VVS Laxman to thank for the sudden in fortune.

Vaibhav met Laxman during a BCCI's U-19 one-day Challenger tournament, for which he was selected based on his performance in an inter-district senior tournament in Bihar. Impressed with his talent, the former India batter selected him for an U-19 quadrangular series against England and Bangladesh. But in one of those matches for India B, Vaibhav was left in tears after being dismissed fo...