India, March 31 -- If the hype wasn't already there, the noise has only grown louder. A thundering 17-ball 52 that single-handedly crushed Chennai Super Kings' hopes on Monday in Guwahati triggered a familiar chorus, with calls growing for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to fast-track Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into India's white-ball setup after IPL 2026.

A year after his breakthrough IPL season, where he smashed a historic 35-ball century, and just weeks after his heroics in the U-19 World Cup final, Vaibhav only amplified the India narrative with a 15-ball half-century against the five-time champions at the Barsapara Stadium.

While Ravichandran Ashwin was left in awe of the youngster's brute force, he also issued a word of...