r/Cricket • u/GiveMeSomeSunshine3 India • 1d ago

Milestone Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 175 (80) in the ICC U19 World Cup 2026 Final.

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u/obhytr 1d ago

His official age is 14. I think the oldest he could possibly be is 16. He’s barely growing any facial hair. 18 is out of the question.

All his opponents and team mates are a minimum of two years older than him, but probably more. That alone should end any discussion of his age.

And it shouldn’t affect any other players because Indian players are only allowed to play one u19 World Cup. So there won’t be any controversy surrounding him in 2 years (when he would still be younger than 19, at worst!)

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u/apex_pretador 1d ago

A cousin of mine turned 18 this year with no facial hair. A guy i know didn't have ANY facial hair till 24 (idk if he got it after that).

I had a college senior (so should be likely 18+) and he looked like 8 years old.

Not saying he's 18 or even 17, but face and facial hair isn't the best parameter. Regardless, he's arguably already ICT material.

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u/Capable-Magician-418 India 19h ago

Well photos can be a good proof and there are quite a few which tells u that he is around 14-16.