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Vaibhav Suryavanshi at 13: India's Most Polarising Selection

India vs Bangladesh

6 October 2024

When the BCCI named Vaibhav Suryavanshi — aged 13 — in India's T20I squad against Bangladesh in October 2024, it triggered one of cricket's most heated modern debates: should a child be playing professional international cricket? The debate intensified further when Rajasthan Royals bought him for the 2025 IPL season.

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Sachin Tendulkar's Test Debut — 16 Years Old, vs Imran and Waqar

India vs Pakistan

1989-11-15

Sachin Tendulkar made his Test debut aged 16 years and 205 days against Pakistan in Karachi — facing Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram, and Imran Khan — becoming one of the youngest Test debutants in history and beginning the most storied career in cricket.

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