Jimmy Anderson goes unsold in IPL auction as 13-year-old batter earns deal

  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi, born in 2011, joins Rajasthan Royals
  • Will Jacks and Sam Curran among England players sold

Jimmy Anderson went unsold in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction on Monday, while Indian teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history by becoming the youngest player ever to secure a deal.

Suryavanshi was sold for 11m rupees (around £104,000) to the Rajasthan Royals, who are coached by the former India captain Rahul Dravid. The 13-year-old – who was born in March 2011, during India’s winning 50-over World Cup campaign – made headlines recently when he smashed a 58-ball hundred for India Under-19s against Australia U19s in an unofficial Test match in Chennai.

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