Ajyay jadeja

Sawai Mansingh Stadium: Former India batter Ajyay Jadeja feels that Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi's rise will act as a catalyst in country's cricketing landscape to encourage more teenagers to begin their international career at a very young age.

Suryavanshi's played a historic knock of 101 and became the youngest ever to score a century in both IPL and T20 cricket. He also became the fastest Indian batter to reach the three-figure mark in the IPL as well as T20 cricket. The 14-year-old achieved the feat in 35 balls against Gujarat Titans and powered Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket win in Jaipur on Monday.

"Some shots he played - you have to first dream of them before you can execute them. For a 14-year-old to think like that is unbelievable. Go back to the first ball he faced three matches ago against Shardul Thakur - he showed then that he belonged. When he got out after scoring 30 that day, he was visibly emotional, almost in tears, but within minutes he was smiling again in the dugout. The ability to overcome emotions at 14 is massive. His mindset is special. I'm not directly comparing it, but just like MS Dhoni's arrival changed belief among kids from smaller towns, this moment could change how every 14–15-year-old across India imagines their journey. Cricket in India won't be the same again," Jadeja said JioHotstar.