The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega public sale guarantees loads of surprises and record-breaking moments, with an unprecedented variety of Indian and abroad superstars in competition. All ten franchises are gearing as much as construct their squads from scratch. A complete of 574 gamers have been shortlisted from an preliminary pool of 1,574 names. These gamers will go underneath the hammer from November 24-25 in Jeddah. The checklist consists of 208 abroad gamers, 12 uncapped abroad abilities, and 318 uncapped Indian gamers, in keeping with Wisden.
Listed here are the 5 youngest gamers within the public sale checklist:
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Age: 13 years 234 days)
Born on March 27, 2011, in Bihar, Vaibhav is the youngest participant on the checklist. He made his first-class debut for Bihar in January 2024 at simply 12 years and 284 days previous. Final month, he was a part of India U19’s match towards Australia in Chennai, the place he smashed a 58-ball century.
In 5 first-class matches, Vaibhav has scored 100 runs, with a highest rating of 41. He’s presently taking part within the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
Ayush Mhatre (Age: 17 years 123 days)
A gap batter, Mhatre earned a shock call-up to Mumbai’s Irani Trophy squad final month however did not impress with scores of 19 and 14 towards the Remainder of India.
Nonetheless, Mhatre has showcased wonderful kind within the Ranji Trophy, scoring 52 in his debut innings and following it with a 176 towards Maharashtra. Within the ongoing match towards Providers, he scored 116 in Mumbai’s first innings. Throughout 5 matches and 9 innings, he has amassed 408 runs at a mean of 45.33, with two centuries and one fifty. His highest rating is 176.
Hardik Raj (Age: 18 years 44 days)
Hardik had a powerful 2024 season, taking part in for Shivamogga Lions in Karnataka’s Maharaja T20 Trophy on the age of 16. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowls left-arm spin. On this yr’s Maharaja Trophy, he scored 155 runs in seven innings, together with one fifty, with a strike charge of 180. He additionally claimed seven wickets.
Hardik represented India U19 in three ODIs throughout a house sequence towards Australia final month, scoring 30 runs in a single innings and taking 5 wickets. He has additionally performed three Ranji Trophy matches for Karnataka.
C Andre Siddarth (Age: 18 years 80 days)
Siddarth, the nephew of former Tamil Nadu batter and selector S Sharath, has been making waves. He featured within the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) for the Chepauk Tremendous Gillies and performed within the Buchi Babu Invitational Event this yr.
The center-order batter has been in stellar kind since incomes a call-up to the Tamil Nadu Ranji squad. His scores embody 38, 66*, 55*, 41, 94, and 78. He has additionally obtained his maiden call-up to the India U19 squad for the U19 Asia Cup, beginning on November 30.
Kwena Maphaka (Age: 18 years 104 days)
The youngest abroad participant on the checklist, Kwena Maphaka, is a South African U19 tempo sensation who shone throughout this yr’s U19 World Cup with 21 wickets. He secured an IPL contract with Mumbai Indians (MI) final yr, making two appearances and conceding 89 runs in six overs.
Since then, Maphaka has made his worldwide debut, taking part in three T20Is for South Africa towards the West Indies.
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