India, March 31 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's rise has moved so fast that Indian cricket is already confronting an uncomfortable question: when does recognition become acceleration, and when does acceleration become excess? After his 17-ball 52 for Rajasthan Royals against Chennai Super Kings on March 30, the noise around him stopped sounding like fan excitement and started sounding like a selection conversation. Mohammad Kaif and Piyush Chawla have publicly backed a fast track into India's T20 set-up. Ambati Rayudu, while praising the talent, has also pointed out that breaking into a reigning world champion side is a very different challenge.

The central issue, then, is no longer whether Sooryavanshi is special. The evidence for that is alr...