Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a remarkable world record in the very first ODI of the series in South Africa, when he captained the team. He became the youngest captain in the world to captain an Under-19 team. Now, he will get the chance to break another record.

Which record Vaibhav Suryavanshi can break?

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s intention is something like this. He can achieve this feat by leading India Under-19 to victory in the final ODI against South Africa’s Under-19 team. The Under-19 teams of India and South Africa are set to play the third and final ODI of the series on January 7th. The world record that Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be threatening in this match was set 13 years ago.

The remarkable thing is that even 13 years ago, in 2012, the record was set by an Indian. Now, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who is very close to breaking it, is also an Indian. Now the question is, what world record was set 13 years ago? That world record relates to becoming the youngest captain to clean sweep a bilateral Under-19 ODI series.

In 2012, Unmukt Chand, then India Under-19 captain, clean swept the five-match ODI series against Australia Under-19. Meaning, India Under-19 won that series 5-0 under Unmukt’s captaincy. When Unmukt Chand led India to a 5-0 ODI series win against Australia Under-19 in 2012, he was 17 years old, becoming the youngest captain to achieve a clean sweep in an Under-19 ODI bilateral series. But now, Vaibhav Suryavanshi could break Unmukt Chand’s record.

Under the captaincy of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the India Under-19 team has won the first two matches of the three-match ODI series and taken an unassailable 2-0 lead. Now, if they win the third and final match against the South Africa Under-19 team, they will win the series 3-0, meaning they will complete a clean sweep. With this, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi will become the youngest captain in the world to achieve a clean sweep in an Under-19 ODI bilateral series.