India, Sept. 21 -- Many compared Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to Sachin Tendulkar. Some saw shades of the great Brian Lara, while others went on a completely different tangent and likened him to Don Bradman. But the one name many forget, whose game Sooryavanshi perhaps most closely resembles, is Sanath Jayasuriya. Both are left-handed batters, both are openers, and both are equally destructive. In fact, at this stage of his career, Sooryavanshi may already be more destructive than Jayasuriya was. But what the Matara Mauler went on to achieve during his glittering Sri Lankan career is another matter altogether, and matching it would be a huge honour for Sooryavanshi.

The wonderkid, however, has experienced a mixed bag over the last couple of mont...