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It has been a week since Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest cricketer to hit a T20 hundred with his knock of 101 runs against Gujarat Titans last week. With the record coming up at the age of 14 years and 32 days for the Rajasthan Royals cricketer, former England captain Michael Vaughan has termed it being ‘one of the greatest achievements in cricket’. Vaighan also reassured the term used for Suryavanshi across the cricketing circle calling the youngster ‘Boss Baby’.
“Boss Baby. That’s what we are calling him everywhere .I am up for the debate. Where does this stand in cricket? I know when you look at Brian Lara’s 400. That’s incredible. Then there is Stuart Broad’s eight wicket-haul at Trentbridge. Incredible. I am sure of some of the bowling performances too which I must have forgotten. It has to sit up there with the greatest achievement. 14-year-old. My number one moment has to be him hitting the six off his first ball a couple of games ago. A game or two later, he smacks a hundred. The second fastest hundred in IPL has been hit by a 14-year-old. So this has to be the moment,” Vaughan told Club Prairie Fire podcast on Youtube.
Suryavanshi had also hit the second-quickest century in IPL history only to be behind Chris Gayle record of an IPL century in 30 balls. Suryavanshi also matched the record of most sixes by an Indian batsman in an IPL innings apart from having the highest boundary percentage in a T20 century with 94 runs in his century coming through sixes and fours. When asked about whether the BCCI would think about taking Suryavanshi to England for the five-Test series, Vaughan shared that it can wait. “India plays that much white-ball cricket that it can overlap with the Test team at times. There will be opportunities. My advice would be, do not rush him. Just let him play. IPL is a lot of pressure enough, just let him enjoy it for a while. We are all going to see him play for India, it’s just a case of whether he will be 14, 15, or 16. I’ve a feeling he will probably beat Sachin’s record to play for India. But I wouldn’t be rushing him,” added Vaughan.
Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, who holds the record of being the oldest cricketer to hit an IPL century at an age of 39 years and 184 days, also praised the young star and agreed with his knock being the greatest achievement in cricket. “The kid Suryavanshi (Vaibhav). Smoked it. What was he? 14 years or youngest ever to get a hundred in IPL. I was 39 years and days or something to hit an IPL hundred. I am happy to support it being the greatest achievement in cricket,” said Gilchrist in the podcast.
This article first appeared on Indian Express
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