IPL 2025’s Most Unexpected Breakout Stars: From Notebook Scandals to Record Centuries
Published - 06 Jun 2025, 03:34 PM | Updated - 06 Jun 2025, 11:35 PM
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IPL 2025 unearthed a lot of young and surprising talent this year as well. From Lucknow's Digvesh Rathi to Vaibhav Suryavanshi, let's take a look at the best young talents in IPL 2025.
5 Best young talents in IPL 2025
5. Digvesh Rathi- From Obscurity to Stardom
Digvesh Rathi, who caught the attention of the scouts with his impressive performances in the Delhi Premier League, was picked up by the Lucknow Super Giants for his base price of 30 lakh. He was among one of the IPL 2025 breakout stars.
The leg break bowler from Delhi became the go-to spinner of LSG as the season progressed by overtaking experienced leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
Rathi picked up 14 wickets in 13 games and was the pick of the bowlers for LSG. Having said that, Digvesh was also in the limelight for his actions on the field.
The young bowler made a name for himself for his unique 'notebook' celebration, for which he was fined 9.37 lakh and also served a one-match ban.
4. Zeeshan Ansari- IPL 2025 Best Economy Rate
The Indian Premier League 2025 can be termed as a tournament for young spinners, as leg spinner Zeeshan Ansari found a platform to showcase his talent in front of a huge audience.
Ansari was picked up by SRH in the auction for INR 40 lakh and performed decently, although he failed to pick up a lot of wickets due to some poor fielding by the former champions.
Zeeshan played ten games and picked up six wickets at an economy of 9.84. He had the IPL 2025 best economy rate.
3. Ayush Mhatre- Mumbai's Young Cub becomes CSK's Lion
Ayush Mhatre came in as a breath of fresh air for CSK, who had their worst-ever season, finishing 10th in the points table after winning a total of only four games.
Mhatre scored 240 in seven games in the season gone by and was among the top three highest run scorers for CSK. Indian Premier League 2025 was also Mhatre's maiden appearance in T20 cricket at any level.
2. Urvil Patel- CSK's Silver Lining
Like Mhatre, Urvil Patel, who was also a mid-season signing for CSK, played well in the handful of chances he got in the tournament and has given a ray of hope to the five-time champions for the next season.
Patel, who made his IPL debut against KKR, scored 31 runs off just 11 balls and provided the input to CSK that the team needed badly.
Although Urvil scored a total of 68 runs in three matches, it was his strike that caught the attention of the experts and fans.
The wicketkeeper batter played with a strike rate of 212.5, which was the best among CSK's top seven batters.
1. Vaibhav Suryavanshi- The Teenage Record-Breaker
One of the finds of the 2025 season was Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who became the talk of the town as soon as he was picked up by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction and became the youngest player to play in the Indian Premier League.
Having said that, Vaibhav's chances of playing in the tournament were quite minimal, but the moment came when Sanju Samson picked up an unfortunate injury and had to sit out for a few games.
Suryavanshi, who made his Indian Premier League debut against LSG, smashed a six on the first ball he faced and went a step further and scored the fastest century IPL 2025 in the match against GT.
