As the world's richest cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) returns on Saturday, there will be a lot of attention on the big names. Some of it will also be on a teenager.
A day before the IPL starts on 27 March, Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi turns 15. And with that, one of Indian cricket's most intriguing questions sharpens into focus: is he ready for the big stage?
Suryavanshi first turned heads three years ago when he was a 12-year-old batter taking bowlers old enough to be his father to the cleaners.
Since then, however, the quality of his batting, consistency and hunger for tall scores at an extreme strike rate have taken centre-stage.
Standing tall at the crease, Suryavanshi is an instinctive aggressor - he attacks the ball rather than waiting for it, and at his best, his strokeplay carries a flourish that many have likened to the great Garry Sobers.
