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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Rahul Dravid reveals why Rajasthan Royals paid Rs 1.10 crore to buy 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Thirteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the Indian Premier League's (IPL) youngest crorepati on Monday when the Rajasthan Royals (RR) secured a bid of Rs 1.10 crore for him at the auction in Jeddah to bring the young batter in their camp. But what generated interest from the 2008 champions for a kid who has just entered his teens? RR's head coach Rahul Dravid answered that question.

"Vaibhav came to our trials and we were really happy with what we saw," said Dravid in a video posted by the IPL on 'X'.

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