Woke up to watch 8th grader: Google CEO Pichai praises Vaibhav debut

An audacious first-ball six by a 14-year-old, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, on his  Indian Premier League (IPL) debut earned him huge praise all around. One among those admirers was Sundar Pichai, the chief executive of tech giant Google.

"Woke up to watch an 8th grader play in the IPL!!!! What a debut!" Sundar Pichai posted on X, with a video of the youngest player in IPL history hitting the first ball he faced for the maximum.

The southpaw is being touted as a superstar in the making after his instant impact opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, when he scored 34 off 20 balls in Jaipur, including three sixes and two fours.