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15‑year‑old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes youngest name on TIME100 Next 2026
The teen cricketer broke Sachin Tendulkar's debut record before joining TIME's emerging‑leaders list.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Gulf News reports that 15‑year‑old Indian cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named to TIME magazine’s TIME100 Next 2026 list, making him the youngest person on the roster and the sole Indian athlete featured.
The inclusion follows Sooryavanshi’s senior India debut against England in Manchester earlier this year, when he became the youngest male cricketer to represent India at 15 years and 99 days, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 16‑year‑205‑day record set in 1989.
Sooryavanshi also debuted in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals at 14, helped India win the 2026 Under‑19 World Cup with a 175‑run innings, and now joins previous Indian TIME100 Next honorees such as sprinter Dutee Chand (2019), captain Harmanpreet Kaur (2023) and batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal (2025).
Key facts
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, is the youngest person on TIME100 Next 2026 (gulfnews.com)
- He is the only Indian athlete on the 2026 list (gulfnews.com)
- He debuted for senior India at 15 years, 99 days, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record (gulfnews.com)
- He made his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals at 14 and scored 175 runs in the Under‑19 World Cup final (gulfnews.com)
Sources
- [1] gulfnews.com — originally reported as “India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 15, Becomes Youngest on TIME100 Next 2026 List”
