India, May 14 -- Exactly a year ago, Rahul Dravid had called the then 14-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for a conversation ahead of his IPL debut. The kid from Bihar's Samastipur already had the cricket world's attention, but largely because of his age. Yet there was a reason why Rajasthan Royals had shelled out INR 1.1 crore for a 14-year-old.

Dravid had intended to give Sooryavanshi a pep talk, sensing he might be feeling the nerves like any debutant - perhaps even more because of his age. But the youngster's reply stunned the then Rajasthan Royals head coach. When asked about his approach, Sooryavanshi simply said he intended to hit every ball for a six.

It was not immaturity or overconfidence. Dravid would later realise it was clarit...