IndianPremierLeague @IPL wrote: Welcome to #TATAIPL, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
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Mumbai, April 20, 2025: Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on 19th April, 2025 on Saturday: “Woke up to watch an 8th grader play in the IPL!!!! What a debut!”
This one liner from none other than Sundar Pichai is sufficient enough to appreciate the grand entry of the youngest Indian player ever on the arena of IPL. This player is Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the boy who hit the very first ball of his IPL career for a Six. Vaibhav scored 34 off just 20 balls. He has instantly earned millions of followers due to his exceptionally impressive debut performance.
Sundar Pichai has 5.5M Followers on X @sundarpichai.
Pichai's post shows that even one of the busiest CEOs of the world is a cricket lover and in fact he devotes time from his busy schedule to enjoy the cricket, as an enthusiast. He expresses his love for the game, for the IPL format and admiration for the young, rising star on the horizon of the Indian cricket.
Also, this post enhances the (ever increasing) brand value of the IPL at a global level.
The IndianPremierLeague@IPL was quick to follow, by posting on its social media handle X the following:
Welcome to #TATAIPL, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆. 𝐀. 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 🫡 Welcome to #TATAIPL, Vaibhav Suryavanshi 🤝 Updates ▶️ https://t.co/02MS6ICvQl #RRvLSG | @rajasthanroyals
The post was attached with a video of Vaibhav playing his 1st delivery, packing it over the boundary line. And the crowd just rejoicing at the unforgettable moment.
Vaibhav was bought at $130500 by Rajasthan Royals in the last November auction, when he was just 13-year-old. He plays for Bihar in domestic crocket.
Earlier, On the same date 19th April, Pichai had written another update on X: "We are working on API, Artificial Pokémon Intelligence:)"
Rajasthan Royals @rajasthanroyals on X
Champions of the inaugural IPL season (2008), finalists of the 2013 Champions League T20 and the 2022 IPL season, Rajasthan Royals are a cricket franchise from the state of Rajasthan, India, with the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur being our home ground.
