Teenagers are usually learning their first swear word on the school playground at that age, not picking up a whole dictionary of naughty phrases from the men in the slips. They should not be facing bowlers who send the ball steaming down the wicket at speeds of up to 97mph.

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 13, made history on Monday as he became the youngest player ever to be sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

Vaibhav's father recently revealed that his son started playing cricket at the age of five in his home courtyard. He had to sell off a katha of his small farmland to support his cricketing dreams.