Living the athlete life, 14-year-old cricket prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be missing his Class 10 board exams as he prepares for the IPL 2026 season. His IPL coach, Manish Ojha, confirmed that Suryavanshi is set to play for the Rajasthan Royals and is attending their pre-season training camp in Nagpur until February 21, 2026.
Suryavanshi, who hails from Tajpur, Bihar, is enrolled at Modesty School in Tajpur and was scheduled to appear for the board exams from February 17 to March 11.
Speaking on his absence, NK Sinha, principal of Podar International School, said:
“He is absent today. He has not come to the examination centre. We have marked him absent according to the policy of CBSE… If a student is absent, we have to mark him absent… We were expecting him to come and give the examination, but there are many other obligations. There could be a cricket match or a practice… I think he will definitely take the next exam.”
#WATCH | Samastipur, Bihar: On Indian U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi not appearing for the CBSE Class 10th exam, Principal of Podar International School, NK Sinha, says, “He is absent today. He has not come to the examination centre. We have marked him absent according to the… pic.twitter.com/OAIP5bqrX6
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s historic performance at the 2026 U19 World Cup
Vaibhav Suryavanshi played a pivotal role in India’s victory at the 2026 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, helping India claim its sixth title. He finished as India’s highest run-scorer with 439 runs at an average of 62.71, boasting a tournament-best strike rate of 169.49, and was named Player of the Tournament.
In the final against England at Harare Sports Club on February 6, 2026, Suryavanshi produced a historic innings widely regarded as one of the greatest in youth cricket history.
The 14-year-old left-hander scored 175 runs, the highest individual score in any ICC tournament final (U19 or senior). He reached his half-century in 32 balls and his century in just 55 balls, making it the fastest century in a U19 World Cup final. He struck 15 fours and 15 sixes, with the 15 sixes setting a new record for the most in a single Youth ODI innings