Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 15, becomes youngest captain in men's T20 history, leads Bihar

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 15, is the name most talked about in Indian cricket at present. He has set several records since the IPL, and has now added another. Vaibhav has set a world record as the youngest captain in cricket history. He is currently captaining Bihar.

Vaibhav is leading Bihar in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy, which began today. At just 15, he set the world record as the youngest captain in the history of men's T20 cricket. Bihar played Saurashtra today, and in his first match as captain Vaibhav won the toss.

Vaibhav said that captaining the Bihar team was like a dream come true. According to him, getting such a responsibility at so young an age is a matter of great pride and good fortune. The young Bihar cricketer is in charge of the team for now, but he will not captain Bihar through the entire tournament. Shortly afterwards he will join the India A team for the upcoming Rising Stars Asia Cup.

The Rising Stars Asia Cup begins on November 19. India A have been placed in Group B with Pakistan, Nepal and the UAE. The historic achievement at 15 is praiseworthy, but questions have been raised over his appointment as captain. It is being said that Vaibhav does not currently have much experience of captaincy. Some time ago he was also named vice-captain of East Zone in the Duleep Trophy, and the selectors' decision drew considerable criticism then as well.

The Bihar squad is: Vaibhav Suryavanshi (captain), Suraj Kashyap, Mayank Kumar, Param Kumar Singh, Ritwik Raj, Ayush Loharuka, Anmol Kumar, Alok Kumar, Altamash Ashraf, Vasudev Pratap Singh, Amod Yadav, Himanshu Singh.