Yograj Singh, former Indian cricketer, is still not quite persuaded by the skill of 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi of the Rajasthan Royals. He thinks that rather than focusing only on short overs, the teenager's "real test" will be if he can establish himself in red-ball cricket and get "fit enough" to play all three formats.

By becoming the youngest cricket player ever to be signed in an IPL auction for the 2025 season, Suryavanshi generated a lot of buzz about himself. 

His debut was accelerated by injuries and RR's lack of depth, and he quickly stunned everyone by slamming a 35-ball century against Gujarat Titans, one of the tournament's top knocks. The second-fastest century in IPL history made the majority of his 252 runs in seven matches in the tournament, which came at a sensational strike-rate of 206.55.

“Can he survive five days? That’s the real test of a cricketer. My vision is Test cricket. Can you survive five days? That’s the real test. 50 overs – fair enough. 20 overs – fair enough. I don’t go by these formats. But since they (formats) are there, you should be fit enough to play all three formats.

Why do you struggle? Because you are only concentrating on T20, IPL and 50 overs. Aj toh 50 overs bhi nahi khel sakte hum log (Today, we cannot even play 50 overs). That’s the way we are," Yograj Singh told InsideSport.

“All the coaches and all the administrators want to sit in the air conditioning and do things. Here, I am under 48 degrees Celsius, having a passion to produce more brilliant cricketers like Yuvraj Singh," the former cricketer added.

Suryavanshi has also played 5 FC matches with 100 runs at an average of 10 with a best score of 41. Similarly, he has featured in six List-A games for 132 runs at 22 with a strike rate of 110.

However, his brilliant form from IPL 2025 has continued as he reportedly smashed 190 runs in 90 balls in a practice game at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, during the ongoing India U19 camp ahead of the tour of England.