India, April 8 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's assault on Jasprit Bumrah had already become one of the defining talking points of IPL 2026 by the time Sunil Gavaskar addressed it on the JioHotstar pre-match show ahead of the Delhi Capitals-Gujarat Titans game.

And Gavaskar was clear that what made it special was not just the age of the batter, but the quality of the opposition and the authority of the hitting.

In the Rajasthan Royals' rain-hit clash against the Mumbai Indians in Guwahati, reduced to 11 overs a side, the 15-year-old opener smashed 39 off just 14 balls in a blazing start that helped RR reach 150/3. The Royals eventually won by 27 runs, stayed unbeaten, and underlined just how damaging their top-order aggression can be in shorte...