How's that? 13-year-old Indian prodigy snapped up at IPL auction, SA's Maphaka scores R3.2m deal

Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest ever cricketer to be sold in an IPL auction on Monday, stealing the limelight from veteran fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar.

Suryavanshi, a left-handed batter and spinner from the eastern Indian state of Bihar was snapped up by Rajasthan Royals for $130,500 on the second and final day of a record-breaking auction in Jeddah.

Suryavanshi came in at a base price of $35,591 among many world-class cricketers going under the hammer ahead of the 18th edition of the T20 tournament.

South Africa's own teen sensation, Kwena Maphaka will also play for the Royals after they bought him for R3.2 million.

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Seam bowlers Kumar and Chahar attracted top prices on day two, but Suryavanshi's winning bid by Rajasthan stood out.

He made his domestic Ranji debut at the age of 12 in January and was more recently selected in the India Under-19 squad to play four-day matches against a touring Australian team in Chennai.

He scored a triple century in an under-19 ODI tournament in Bihar.

Earlier in the day, experienced fast bowler Kumar went to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for $1.27 million, while Mumbai Indians picked up Chahar for $1.09 million.

Rishabh Pant broke the auction record on day one when Lucknow Super Giants got the star wicketkeeper for a whopping $3.2 million, while Punjab Kings snapped up Shreyas Iyer for $3.17 million also on Sunday.

"For us to get Rishabh was a huge pickup," Lucknow coach Justin Langer said on the sidelines of the auction.

"Overall we have had a really good auction. It's the best domestic competition in the world and it will be really competitive when it gets started next March."

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