India, May 25 -- 14 matches, 583 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal: 14 matches, 397 runs. These are the numbers of the two Rajasthan Royals openers in the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Being the senior pro and a regular in the Indian Test side, Jaiswal was expected to outperform, if not outscore, his partner. However, the narrative has been completely different. Sooryavanshi has not only lived up to the hype; he has surpassed it. The 15-year-old has outshone any other opener in the IPL, let alone his RR partner, and this, as Ravichandran Ashwin points out, has rocked Jaiswal.

"The former India spinner feels slightly let down by Yashasvi Jaiswal's returns. His run tally is lower than in each of the previous four IPL seasons and, e...