India, May 8 -- AB de Villiers compared England's Jacob Bethell to India's teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in a huge claim. Part of RCB's setup, Bethell hasn't featured much for them this season. But due to Phil Salt's finger injury, Bethell finally got his chance and has opened the innings for RCB in their last four games. He has managed 43 runs at an average of 10.75 and has been striking at 138.71.

Bethell, 22 years of age, is considered to be England's future and recently found himself at the centre of attention when Alastair Cook suggested he should play county cricket instead of warming the bench for RCB. Cook's comments were criticised by Kevin Pietersen, who urged Bethell to stay in India, despite not getting enough game t...