PATNA , Bihar, have appointed 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi as their vice-captain for the first two matches of the upcoming Ranji Trophy season starting on Wednesday, with Sakibul Gani being the captain.

Bihar will take on Arunachal Pradesh in their Plate League season-opener at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium here from October 15. The announcement of the squad was made by the Bihar Cricket Association late on Sunday.

Bihar were relegated to the plate league after failing to log a single win in the previous Ranji season.

Suryavanshi made his Ranji Trophy debut at the age of 12 in the 2023-24 season.

He later became the youngest (13) to bag an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract and has also been a part of India Under-19 tours of England and Australia.

Suryavanshi had becom

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