India, May 29 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been called many things in his young professional cricket career: AI, prototype, baby boss, modern-day Don Bradman. Yet, none of these superlatives comes even close to that one tweet sent out from Bandra around 9 PM on Wednesday. As Sooryavanshi went berserk en route to scoring 97 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator, missing the record for the fastest-ever IPL century by one ball, the great Sachin Tendulkar showered him arguably the single-biggest compliment of his life.

"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's bat swing has been outstanding. What's even more remarkable is how beautifully he clears his front foot to create room for balls aimed at his legs. This freedom allows him to play the way he does...