Batting phenomenon Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has powered India's teens to Under-19 World Cup glory in Zimbabwe with perhaps the greatest innings witnessed in any global cricket final.
The 14-year-old, who's already become an icon to a cricket-mad nation with his freakish and precocious feats in the IPL, lived up to all the hype once more in Harare on Friday, flaying England's attack for an incredible 175 off just 80 balls to set India on the way to a 100-run victory.
The astounding knock, featuring 15 sixes and 15 fours, was the highest ever recorded in an ICC global final at either junior or senior level, with Sooryavanshi eclipsing Australian star Alyssa Healy's 170 in the 2022 women's World Cup final against England in Christchurch.
