Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashes 72 vs Bangladesh, surpasses Virat Kohli in major U19 batting record
Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued his stunning form in U19 cricket with a magnificent score of 72 against Bangladesh, surpassing Virat Kohli with a huge U19 batting record. The young Indian batsman’s consistency and fearless approach have made him one of the standout players of the tournament.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi edged out Virat Kohli in his impressive knock of 72 against Bangladesh in India’s second league match of the U19 World Cup. The left-handed batsman has now accumulated more runs than Kohli for India U19 in youth one-day matches. Kohli, who participated in 28 matches for India U19 from 2006 to 2008, scored a total of 978 runs. In comparison, Suryavanshi scored 1047 runs in just 19 innings, including 3 centuries and 5 half-centuries. He made his debut for the India U19 cricket team in 2024 and has been performing outstandingly ever since.
Suryavanshi now aims to surpass Shubman Gill and Unmukt Chand. Gill, who served as Prithvi Shaw’s vice-captain in the 2018 U19 World Cup, scored 1149 runs in just 15 innings.
Unmukt, who led India U19 to victory in the 2012 U19 World Cup, also scored 1149 runs in 21 innings. Notably, he went unbeaten in the final against Australia in Townsville. Four years ago, Kohli captained India to the title after beating South Africa in the final.
Boys in Blue’s all-time leading scorer is former India U19 captain Vijay Zol. Vijay has scored 1404 runs in 36 matches in two U19 World Cups. He is followed by Yashasvi Jaiswal, who made 1,386 runs in 27 matches despite failing to win the U19 World Cup. Tanmay Srivastava, who played under Kohli, follows him with 1316 runs in 31 innings in 34 matches.
Suryavanshi, who is just 14 years old, has the potential to become India U19’s top scorer in the future. But he won’t qualify for another Youth World Cup.
According to BCCI regulations, a player is allowed to compete in only one U19 World Cup; This rule was introduced in 2016. This led to many players missing out on the opportunity to play in two World Cups, even if they qualified under ICC rules. Suryavanshi has been a consistent performer for Bihar in domestic cricket and has an IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals. He is expected to be a regular starter in RR’s XI from the first match of IPL 2026.
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