Meet Vaibhav Suryavanshi - the IPL cricketer who has just made a century aged 14

To say that Vaibhav Suryavanshi falls into the bracket of a talented young cricketer would be a ludicrous understatement. On Monday, the 14-year-old hit the second-fastest century of all time, smashing 101 off 38 balls with seven fours and 11 sixes.

His stunning performance helped the Rajasthan Royals chase down Gujarat Titans' total of 209/4 with nearly five overs to spare. However, the post-match reaction in Jaipur was dominated by the teenager's feat, whose 50 had come in only 17 balls after smashing Indian icon Ishant Sharma for 28 off one over. Suryavanshi is now the youngest IPL centurion of all time, and records will continue to tumble as his career evolves.

Express Sport tells you all you need to know about the sensational all-rounder....

His upbringing

Suryavanshi was born on March 27, 2011, in Tajpur, India. He started playing cricket with his father at age four and, by age nine, was representing a cricket academy in Samastipur.

His start in professional cricket

The left-hander was 12 when he made his first-class debut for Bihar against Mumbai in January last year. In November, he became the youngest player to debut in T20 domestic cricket, but he had already made headlines around the world two months before that.

On his Test debut for India under-19s against Australia, Suryavansh smashed a 58-ball century in Chennai. It was the second-fastest century in international cricket at that age group, and in the team's Asia Cup campaign, he scored 176 runs at an average of 44.

Exploding onto the IPL scene

His international displays sparked an IPL bidding war for his services, and the Royals splashed out £103,789 for his services. He became the competition's youngest ever player when he featured against Lucklow Super Giants a month after turning 14, and duly announced his arrival by smashing his first ball of Shardul Thakur for six.

Not only a batsman

Here's the frightening part - he doesn't just bat. Suryavansh offers some slow left-arm bowling as well as his ferocious batting, although he has only six overs and one wicket under his belt in first-class cricket so far.

Age row

While Suryavanshi's ability is undisputed, question marks have been raised over his actual age. Former Pakistani cricketer Junaid Khan voiced doubts over the authenticity of his date of birth during the Under-19 Asia Cup, deeming it unrealistic for a player aged 13 to be able to hit a ball so far.