Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Clears BCCI Bone Test Amid Age Fraud Allegations
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has impressed everyone with his powerful batting in the IPL 2026 season. However, the 15-year-old has also faced questions about his age. According to the official documents submitted to the BCCI, Sooryavanshi is 15 years old. The kid from Bihar raised the ranks quickly, but his meteoric rise has been met with equal criticism.
As Vaibhav’s popularity grew, questions about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s real age also started increasing, with many people accusing him of age fraud. Interestingly, Ravi Prakash Jha, who used to bowl to him since he was 5 years old, revealed that questions were raised about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi age before he was selected among Bihar’s Ranji Trophy probables as a 12-year-old.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Cleared BCCI Bone Test Amid Age Fraud Allegations
Speaking to TOI, Jha said that the BCCI had called him to Bengaluru for bone testing and verification, which was conducted under the National Cricket Academy system led by VVS Laxman at that time. The purpose was to settle speculation officially, and only after Sooryavanshi cleared the test was he allowed to participate in the tournament.
“Three weeks before he was picked in Bihar’s Ranji Trophy probables in 2022 as a 12-year-old, allegations were raised about Vaibhav Suryavanshi age. The BCCI called him to Bengaluru, where he had to undergo a bone test. VVS Laxman sir wanted to squash these speculations once and for all. He is only 15, and at such a young age, he has already gone through things that even a 30-year-old hasn’ t," Jha said.
Facing such public scrutiny at the age of 12 or 13 likely made Vaibhav Sooryavanshi mentally stronger much earlier than most cricketers. Today, he looks stronger both physically and mentally as he aims to make a big mark in world cricket.