Overview
- Sooryavanshi’s 175 off 80 balls in the U19 World Cup final set multiple records, including the highest individual score in an ICC white‑ball final, as India beat England by 100 runs and he claimed Player of the Tournament with 439 runs.
- Jos Buttler said on the For The Love Of Cricket podcast that Sooryavanshi is the best player he has ever seen, citing the teen’s IPL century and fearless strokeplay against top attacks.
- England’s Mark Wood lauded the maturity of Sooryavanshi’s batting at 14 during the podcast, noting the quality of his shot selection under pressure.
- Ex-England captain Mark Butcher compared Sooryavanshi’s bat swing and six‑hitting rhythm to Sir Garfield Sobers, highlighting the violence, timing and full follow‑through he displayed in Harare.
- Calls to fast‑track the prodigy have grown — including from MP Shashi Tharoor, who invoked the Sachin Tendulkar precedent — even as reports indicate selectors are proceeding carefully around existing senior team plans.