Teenage cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi was presented with a Tata Curvv SUV in Patna for his outstanding performance in the IPL 2025 season with Rajasthan Royals. The 14-year-old won the Super Striker of the Season award after scoring 252 runs at a strike rate of 206.6. The ceremony took place at a new dealership, where Suryavanshi cut the ribbon and handed the keys to his father.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, a 14-year-old batter for Rajasthan Royals and India U-19, received a brand-new Tata Curvv SUV on February 24, 2026, as the prize for winning the Super Striker of the Season award in IPL 2025. The award recognizes the player with the highest strike rate, requiring a minimum of 100 balls faced. Suryavanshi amassed 252 runs in seven matches at a strike rate of over 200 and an average of 36, including a century against Gujarat Titans. He entered the playing XI after Sanju Samson suffered an injury and repaid the opportunity with explosive batting.
The presentation occurred at the Ananya Auto dealership in Patna, Bihar, coinciding with the showroom's inauguration. Suryavanshi, born on March 27, 2011, arrived with his family and cut the ribbon before receiving the white SUV. At 14, he is not yet eligible to drive in India, where the minimum age for a light motor vehicle license is 18; he handed the keys to his father during the event. Tata Motors shared a video on social media showing the family with the vehicle, which also came with a cash prize of 10 lakh rupees. The top model variant costs over Rs 22 lakh on-road in Delhi.
Suryavanshi's IPL 2025 exploits included the second-fastest century in league history—off 35 balls, the fastest by an Indian—surpassing Yusuf Pathan's 37-ball ton from 2010. At 14 years and 32 days, he became the youngest to score an IPL hundred, bettering Manish Pandey's record set at 19 years and 253 days. Recently, he contributed to India's U-19 World Cup victory with a 175-run knock off 80 balls in the final against England, earning player of the tournament honors and a Rs 50 lakh cash prize from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. To prepare for IPL 2026, starting later in February 2026, Suryavanshi skipped his 10th board exams and joined Rajasthan Royals' pre-season camp in Nagpur, where he once broke a water pipe with a powerful shot during training.
