Goa, April 11 -- Picture a teenage Sachin Tendulkar walking out in his early days, unshaken by reputation, eyes fixed on the ball, time seemingly slowing down as he played shots that felt ahead of his age. Now, fast-forward to present-day IPL nights, and that same sense of wonder returns in a different avatar: a 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, playing with the same fearless instinct, but in an era far louder, faster, and far more unforgiving.

In an IPL season already packed with big names, a 15-year-old has quietly turned into the loudest storyline, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who has made the impossible look routine. In just 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals, he has already piled up 452 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 229.44, including 1 ...