India, March 27 -- At 12 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had already made his first-class debut for Bihar. At 13, he was sold to Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2025 auction for INR 1.1 crore. At 14, he played his first season for the IPL team with a memorable 35-ball century, making him an immediate household name. Today, he celebrates his 15th birthday, but it seems like he has already been around forever.

Fresh off an 80-ball 175 in the U-19 World Cup final that helped him win player of the tournament honours, Sooryavanshi gears up for his sophomore IPL season, where he has expectations on his shoulders unlike ever before in his young career.

But sometimes the talent simply outstrips the expectation, and this youngster certainly has all ...