PATNA — The Bihar Cricket Association (BCA) has named 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi captain of Bihar for the first two matches of the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, India's domestic T20 championship, Cricbuzz reported. It is the first time Sooryavanshi will lead Bihar's senior side.

Source: Cricbuzz

Bihar open against Saurashtra in Indore on November 14 and play Railways at the same venue on November 16. Suraj Kashyap has been named vice-captain of the 17-member squad, which was finalised after selection trials held from November 4 to 6 and a selection committee meeting on November 6, the reports said.

15Age of Bihar's new captain
17Players in the Bihar squad
Nov 14Captaincy debut, vs Saurashtra in Indore
175His score in the Under-19 World Cup final

When he leads Bihar out on November 14, Sooryavanshi will become the youngest player ever to captain a team in men's T20 cricket, Cricbuzz reported. The previous youngest captain in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was Mahipal Lomror, who led Rajasthan at 18 years and 67 days in 2018.

The captaincy covers only the opening two fixtures because Sooryavanshi then leaves to join India A for the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 in Doha. Bihar are in Elite Group B of the tournament alongside Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Railways, Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu, Sportskeeda reported.

Source: Sportskeeda

The appointment caps a year of records for the left-hander: he scored 175 in the Under-19 World Cup final against England and was named Player of the Tournament, topped the Rajasthan Royals' IPL 2026 run charts with 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.30, and made his India T20I debut in Manchester in July, becoming India's youngest men's international, Sportskeeda reported. He was also East Zone's vice-captain in the Duleep Trophy.

His coach Manish Ojha told ANI the appointment was a moment of great pride and that Sooryavanshi had earned the responsibility through his performances and experience at the senior level.

Source: ANI via Daily Prabhat