India may have fallen for their 14-year-old cricketing superhero and even Australia's own sporting prodigy Oscar Piastri joined in the global salutes for him -- but young Vaibhav Suryavanshi just looked like any dejected schoolboy might after he crashed straight back down to earth in Jaipur.
In front of his breathless Rajasthan Royals home fans and with the nation's billion eyes upon him on Thursday after his head-turning century just three days earlier, Suryavanshi strode to the crease to lead the chase of Mumbai Indians' 2-217, dreaming of his next conjuring act.
Alas, just two balls later, he was trudging off, barely able to tear himself away from the wicket, a youthful study in misery, after depositing an attempted drive off Deepak Chahar into the safe hands of Will Jacks at mid-on at the edge of the circle.
