Why Vaibhav Suryavanshi is Not Playing Today Match in Bihar vs Manipur Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26?

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is gathering steam with some of the top-class players in the country featuring in the tournament. With the Vijay Hazare Trophy ongoing, teams are competing to take the lead from the start and establish their dominance early. With every match carrying weight, fans have been closely following team selections and individual performances across fixtures.
One such highly anticipated contest is the Bihar vs Manipur Vijay Hazare Trophy, where expectations were high around Bihar’s playing XI. Fans and supporters were eager to watch their favorite young sensation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, take the field with his growing impact in domestic cricket.

However, the announcement of the playing XI surprised many, as Suryavanshi was not included and was left out of today’s Bihar vs Manipur team. These sudden changes made fans curious, and they started to wonder why Vaibhav Suryavanshi not playing today in the Vijay Hazare Trophy match.

Why Vaibhav Suryavanshi is Not Playing Today Match?

Suryavanshi, touted as the future of Indian batting, is not playing Bihar's second Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Manipur as he is in Delhi to attend the Prime Minister's National Children's Award ceremony. During this ceremony, he was rewarded for his astonishing achievements in such a short career.

Hence, Suryavanshi, already seen as one of the most dangerous batsmen in the world, has not been named in Bihar’s playing XI for the game against Manipur on Friday. He was awarded the accolade by President Draupadi Murmu in the national capital and later is also set to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the day.
It’s not just today’s match where Vaibhav Suryavanshi not playing, as per reports and his childhood coach he will likely to miss the remainder of the 50-over domestic tournament. Following the event, the southpaw is anticipated to go to Zimbabwe with the rest of the India U19 team as they get ready for the Under-19 World Cup, which starts on January 15.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi's Recent Form

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been one of the standout figures in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as well as in the U19 Asia Cup. In the Vijay Hazare Trophy opener against Arunachal Pradesh, the 14-year old delivered another standout performance, scoring 190 off just 84 balls. His knock was studded with 16 fours and 15 sixes at a brilliant strike rate of 226.19.

He reached his century in only 36 deliveries, becoming the youngest centurion in List-A cricket history and also helping Bihar post a world record score of 574/6 in 50 overs. Over the period of his career, the youngster has shown all the credentials to become the best opener in the world in future.

Earlier, Suryavanshi was seen in action during the U19 Asia Cup where he scored 171 in the opening game against the United Arab Emirates. At just 14, the youngster already has 701 runs from just 18 T20s to his name and averages 41.23 with the bat.