CNN —A 13-year-old Indian cricketer made history on Monday as he became the youngest player ever to have his rights purchased at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.
The rights to Vaibhav Suryavanshi were bought for 11 million Indian rupees (around $130,000) to the Rajasthan Royals after a bidding spree between the Royals and the Delhi Capitals forced his price up.
The IPL’s auction sees the league’s 10 teams compete via a bidding process to acquire players to fill out their rosters.
“Incredible talent and, of course, you’ve got to have the confidence so he can step up to the IPL level.
The Punjab Kings first won a bidding war to acquire batter Iyer for 267.5 million Indian rupees ($3.17 million) before Lucknow Super Giants secured Pant for 270 million Indian rupees ($3.20 million).
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