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 rivalry. 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 below the hammer from November 24-25 in Jeddah. The checklist contains 208 abroad gamers, 12 uncapped abroad skills, and 318 uncapped Indian gamers, in response to Wisden.
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. Last month, he was a part of India U19’s match in opposition to 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 is presently taking part within the ongoing Ranji Trophy.
Ayush Mhatre (Age: 17 years 123 days)
An opening batter, Mhatre earned a shock call-up to Mumbai’s Irani Trophy squad final month however didn’t impress with scores of 19 and 14 in opposition to the Rest of India.
However, Mhatre has showcased wonderful kind within the Ranji Trophy, scoring 52 in his debut innings and following it with a 176 in opposition to Maharashtra. In the continued match in opposition to Services, he scored 116 in Mumbai’s first innings. Across 5 matches and 9 innings, he has accrued 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, enjoying for Shivamogga Lions in Karnataka’s Maharaja T20 Trophy on the age of 16. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowls left-arm spin. In 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 in opposition to 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 Super Gillies and performed within the Buchi Babu Invitational Tournament this yr.
The middle-order batter has been in stellar kind since incomes a call-up to the Tamil Nadu Ranji squad. His scores embrace 38, 66*, 55*, 41, 94, and 78. He has additionally acquired 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, enjoying three T20Is for South Africa in opposition to the West Indies.
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