In a staggering display of youthful exuberance and raw talent, 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved a remarkable feat by scoring the second-fastest hundred in IPL history. During Rajasthan Royals’ match against Gujarat Titans, Vaibhav reached his century in just 35 balls, becoming the fastest Indian batter to score an IPL hundred. The young talent scored 101 runs off 38 balls. 

During his innings, he launched 7 fours and 11 sixes. While Suryavanshi’s achievement was celebrated globally, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar offered a word of caution. Gavaskar emphasised the importance of allowing young talents to develop without excessive praise. 

"Not at all, not at all. I mean, look - when he entered the auction, he had already scored a hundred against Australia in a youth Test, and that was against a pretty good attack. For a 13-year-old to score a hundred against an international team, albeit not their top side, still shows the lad had talent. And he has just gone on and on from there," Gavaskar told JioStar during the RR vs Mumbai Indians match on Thursday, as quoted by Hindustan Times. 

"I think he's going to develop his game even more. Sitting with Rahul Dravid, he will learn how to temper his innings - he is only going to get better and better. I do believe that he is someone we shouldn't praise to the skies.

"And in this case, we just get the feeling, even in his very first game, with the first ball he faced, he hit it for six. Now, that should not become something he feels he must live up to every time. Experienced bowlers will think, 'Ah, he wants to hit the first ball for six?' They will bowl it short, and then he might get out. Then, he could start to worry and overthink things.

"But really, anyone who scores 50 or 60 in a T20 match has done well. To get a hundred at this level is absolutely magnificent, especially against the quality of bowlers he's facing today - literally some of the best in the world," Gavaskar said.

Gavaskar’s remarks were vindicated when Vaibhav was out for a duck three days after his breathtaking IPL hundred.