India, April 8 -- All the chatter ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match between the Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians was about how the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would face up against Jasprit Bumrah. In the last year or so, the left-handed batter has decimated every other bowler who has come his way, but Bumrah was expected to be a different kettle of fish. However, once the game got underway at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Sooryavanshi showed the world he's truly here to say, and he won't take a backward step against any pacer, not even against someone like Bumrah.

Sooryavanshi hit a six off the very first ball he faced off Bumrah. The pacer bowled an absolute slot ball, which the left-hander deposited over ...