14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who shot to fame by becoming the youngest player and century-maker in the Indian Premier League earlier this year, has lit up the English shores with his swashbuckling batting. The southpaw has already become a crowd-puller and, if cricket analyst Daniel Peacock is to be believed, the teenager has the ability to match Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli – or go beyond.
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