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IPL wonderkid Vaibhav Suryavanshi was banned from consuming two meals earlier than century aged 14

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has risen to stardom within the IPL regardless of nonetheless being solely 14.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi was banned from two meals (Picture: Getty)

Cricket starlet Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s childhood coach banned him from consuming two meals to forestall him from placing on weight. The 14-year-old reached one other outstanding milestone this week by scoring the quickest century of any Indian participant within the IPL.

Suryavanshi’s ton got here in simply 35 balls as he spearheaded Rajasthan Royals’ chase of Gujarat Titans’ complete of 209 on Monday. They accomplished the victory with 25 balls to spare, largely due to the exploits of the teenage sensation. Suryavanshi was ultimately dismissed after scoring a complete of 101 runs off 38 balls, however it’s the newest unimaginable second of his younger profession. Amongst his complete had been 11 sixes and 7 fours.

To get into peak situation to battle towards a few of cricket’s finest gamers, Suryavanshi follows a strict food regimen. His childhood coach, Manoj Ojha, eliminated mutton and pizza from his food regimen to forestall the teenager placing on further weight.

“He’s not allowed to eat mutton. I eliminated pizza from his food regimen chart,” Ojha instructed The Occasions of India. “He’s simply keen on rooster and mutton. He’s a child, so he used to like pizza so much. However he doesn’t eat it anymore. After we used to present him mutton, irrespective of how a lot we gave, he would end all of it. That’s why he seems a bit chubby.

“He’s a fearless batter. He has stated repeatedly that he admires Brian Lara. However he’s a mixture of Yuvraj Singh and Brian Lara. His aggression is rather like Yuvraj’s.”

Suryavanshi introduced his arrival within the IPL by hitting a shocking six off India star Shardul Thakur earlier this month, earlier than he hit an identical shot from a ball delivered by the skilled worldwide Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored a century off solely 35 balls final week (Picture: Getty)

He’s stated to have landed a mega £105,000 contract with the Royals when he was picked throughout the draft final 12 months, whereas he was nonetheless solely 13 years previous.

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Talking after scoring his century final week, Suryavanshi stated: “It’s a excellent feeling. It’s my first hundred within the IPL and it’s my third innings. The end result has proven right here after the apply earlier than the match. I simply see the ball and play.

“Batting with [Yashasvi] Jaiswal is sweet, he tells me what to do and he infuses constructive issues. It has been a dream to get a 100 within the IPL and at this time it materialised. There isn’t a worry. I don’t assume a lot, I simply concentrate on enjoying.”

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