Over the years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has evolved as one of the finest platforms for young cricketers to display their dominance and improve their stature in the world of cricket and, well, owing to the list of auctioned players, the IPL 2025 edition commencing on 22 March 2025 will be no exception.
The IPL auction for the 2025 edition held on 24 and 25 November in Jeddah was nothing short of a roller coaster. Although a total of 577 players were listed in the auction, only a total of 182 of them were officially signed by the IPL franchises.
A total of ten IPL franchises, including Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Titans (GT), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) picked up a total of 120 Indians and 62 overseas players after spending an overall total of INR 639.15 crore.
In this article we will take a look at the top four youngest players of the IPL 2025 edition.
Top 4 Youngest Players In IPL 2025
Vaibhav Suryavanshi – 13 Years 243 Days
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, hailing from Samastipur district, Bihar, who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket, has smashed all pre-existing records in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and has become the youngest-ever player officially signed by an IPL franchise at the age of 13 years and 243 days.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was registered at a base price of INR 30 lakhs in the auction list of the IPL 2025 edition and was eventually picked up by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise for a whopping INR 1.10 crore amidst the bidding war with the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise.
C Andre Siddarth – 18 Years 89 Days
At the second spot in our list of the top four youngest IPL players of the IPL 2025 edition we have the young sensation from Tamil Nadu, C Andre Siddarth, who has been creating waves in the world of domestic cricket recently. C Andre Siddarth grabbed immense fame after smashing an unrated 94* runs off 163 deliveries in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season.
Siddarth’s successful exploits in the Ranji Trophy 2024-25 season earned him a spot in the auction list of the IPL 2025 edition, wherein he was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise for INR 30 lakhs at the age of 18 years and 89 days.
Kwena Maphaka – 18 Years 231 Days
The South African bowling sensation, Kwena Maphaka, is at the third spot in our list of the top four youngest IPL players of the IPL 2025 edition. Although Kwena Maphaka made his IPL debut with the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise in the last IPL 2024 edition, it did not go down well for the South African bowler as he got to play only two matches in the entire season.
In the upcoming 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) commencing on 22 March 2025, Kwena Maphaka will be playing for the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise. At the IPL 2025 auction held in November 2024, Kwena Maphaka was signed by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) franchise for a staggering INR 1.5 crore.
Allah Ghazanfar – 18 Years 240 Days
Finally, at the fourth spot in our list of the top four youngest IPL players of the IPL 2025 edition, we have the prominent Afghan cricketer, Allah Ghazanfar, who has also played for the national side against Zimbabwe and Ireland. The young right-arm off-break bowler, hailing from Kabul, has already played a total of ODIs for Afghanistan and was listed in the auction list of the IPL 2025 edition and was bought by the Mumbai Indians (MI) franchise for a staggering INR 4.80 crore.
The 18-year-old Afghan spin-all-rounder, Allah Ghazanfar, is anticipated to unveil a whole new annihilating bowling attack for the Mumbai Indians(MI) franchise in the upcoming IPL 2025 edition.
