India, Nov. 4 -- When Vaibhav Sooryavanshi belted 171 off just 95 balls against the UAE at last year's Under-19 Asia Cup, bowlers ran for cover. All but one. As six bowlers felt Sooryavanshi's wrath, 18-year-old Uddish Suri managed to weather the assault. In fact, Suri could have had Sooryavanshi out off the second ball if not for a dropped catch. But while India smashed their way to 433/6 in 50 overs, Suri's left-arm wrist-spin figures read 2/77 from 10 overs. One of those wickets was Sooryavanshi's.

Suri bowled 23 balls to Sooryavanshi and conceded just 23 runs. One four and one six, the rest were all singles. Suri did what even the best bowlers have struggled to do: contain that version of Sooryavanshi.

Almost a year on, Sooryavanshi...