India, July 5 -- At 15 years and 99 days, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest Indian to debut in international cricket, leaving behind the great Sachin Tendulkar at 16 years and 205 days, when he walked out to open in the company of Abhishek Sharma in the second T20I at Manchester.

India had to play him somehow. The pressure was mounting on the team management. Like chief selector Ajit Agarkar said at the time of selecting him in the squad last month that Sooryavanshi had forced his way into the team, he had forced his way into the Playing XI on Saturday. So, what did we learn about him after his maiden outing?

First, that his hype is real and that he is here to stay. Jofra Archer steamed in against Abhishek Sharma in the first ove...