'If he gets …': Shastri makes bold prediction as Suryavanshi slams fastest ton

NEW DELHI: In a ringing endorsement that could alteration a young cricketer’s life, erstwhile India caput manager Ravi Shastri connected Saturday lavished praise connected 14-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi, suggesting that the teen whitethorn soon beryllium fast-tracked into the elder nationalist setup.Suryavanshi turned heads with a record-smashing 143 disconnected conscionable 78 balls successful the 4th Youth ODI against England U-19, propelling India to a commanding full of 363 for 9. His whirlwind innings featured 13 fours and 10 sixes and included a 52-ball period - the fastest successful Youth ODI history, eclipsing Pakistan’s Kamran Ghulam's 53-ball effort successful 2013.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Speaking during commentary connected Day 4 of the 2nd Test betwixt India and England astatine Edgbaston, Shastri said, “He [Suryavanshi] volition play First-Class cricket, but that’s what the IPL does.

It gives you that platform. The full state sees you. And you drawback the imaginativeness of everyone.”

Shastri was emphatic astir what lies ahead: “It volition fast-track him if helium goes and plays First-Class cricket, goes and gets a mates of hundreds successful his archetypal mates of seasons.”

The left-handed sensation from Samastipur, Bihar, is present the youngest ever centurion successful Youth ODIs astatine 14 years and 100 days, surpassing Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto, who was 14 years and 241 days erstwhile helium deed his 100 successful 2013.

Suryavanshi besides broke Sarfaraz Khan’s Indian record, antecedently acceptable astatine 15 years and 338 days.

Suryavanshi had already captured nationalist attraction earlier this twelvemonth during the IPL, erstwhile helium hammered a 35-ball period for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans — the fastest by an Indian successful the league’s history.“He has already caught the eyes; already made it to the Under-19 squad astatine the property of 14. Smacking it everywhere,” Shastri added. “And it’s tours similar this to England, with this vulnerability - helium tin lone improve.”

India U-19 pb the five-match Youth ODI bid 3-1, with Suryavanshi present being viewed arsenic a generational endowment with a perchance fast-tracked roadworthy to Indian cricket stardom.