Overview

• In the first Youth Test at Beckenham, Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian to claim a wicket in the format at 14 years and 107 days and followed up with a 56-run knock in the second innings
• His red-ball success builds on white-ball dominance in England, where he posted scores of 143 and 86 during the five-match Under-19 ODI series
• Local crowds and British-Indian supporters have flocked to venues from Worcester to Kent County Cricket Ground, seeking his autograph and selfies
• Cricket analysts and former players, including ECB statistician Daniel Peacock, liken his impact to Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli and foresee a senior-team debut
• Former India head coach Ravi Shastri reports that Rahul Dravid has assumed personal oversight of Suryavanshi’s off-field regimen to safeguard his focus