15 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is troubling the bowlers with his explosive batting in IPL 2026. His batting is giving good entertainment to the fans. It is worth noting that the age of Vaibhav of Rajasthan Royals became a topic of discussion in the middle of the season. Social activist CM Shivkumar Nayak reportedly said that the Rajasthan team is making Vaibhav do child labor because he is a minor. This statement has created an uproar in the middle of the season.
Shivkumar Nayak threatened and said that he will also file an FIR against the Rajasthan franchise regarding Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He says that Vaibhav should focus on studies instead of playing IPL at this age. So let us know how many minor players are playing this season.
Minor players playing in IPL 2026
The thing to note is that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the only minor player playing in the current season. Apart from Vaibhav, many other young players are playing, whose age is just above 18 years. For example, Ayush Mhatre, who plays for Chennai Super Kings, is 18 years old. Similarly, some players are also 19 years old.
Top-5 young players playing in IPL 2026
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals) – 15 years 40 days (current age)
Ayush Mhatre (Chennai Super Kings) – 18 years 294 days (current age)
Sahil Parakh (Delhi Capitals) – 18 years 333 days (current age)
Satwik Deswal (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 19 years 44 days (current age)
Vihaan Malhotra (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – 19 years 125 days (current age)
Vaibhav Suryavanshi caught everyone’s attention
Vaibhav caught everyone’s attention in IPL. Vaibhav, who comes from Bihar, was bought by Rajasthan Royals for a price of Rs 1.1 crore in the last season i.e. 2025 IPL. In the very first season, he surprised everyone with his powerful batting. Vaibhav had created history last season by scoring a century in just 35 balls. With this he became the Indian player to score the fastest century in IPL. Overall, he is the second player to score the fastest century in the history of the tournament. Chris Gayle is at number one in the list, who completed his century in balls.
Also read: What is the required age to play in IPL? Can a 10 year old player also debut?
CM Shivkumar will file FIR against Rajasthan Royals, the case is related to Vaibhav Suryavanshi; Mentioned ‘child labour’
