Mumbai, April 29 -- Former Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara hailed Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his fearless approach and said, "It's pure cinema" watching the 15-year-old prodigy bat.

Pujara's words of praise come after Sooryavanshi smashed a 16-ball 43 on Tuesday, helping RR become the first team of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 to beat the high-flying Punjab Kings (PBKS).

RR, while chasing the target of 223 against PBKS, got off to a flying start as they raced to 84/1 in 6 overs. The 2008 IPL champions eventually won the match by six wickets.

While Sooryavanshi got out in the fourth over, he had already made sure that RR got off to a flying start, scoring 43 runs off 16 balls, smashing five sixes an...