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“My statement is he’s the best player I’ve ever seen because I’m like, who else was doing this at 14? Buttler said. “If he’s doing it at 14, what’s he going to do at 16, 18, 20?”England pacer Mark Wood, who is also on the podcast, admitted the comment was bold, replying: “That’s a pretty big statement coming from you,” before asking whether Sooryavanshi could become an absolute superstar or risk being derailed by the early hype.
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Buttler, however, backed the youngster’s credentials, pointing out that Sooryavanshi has already played on bigger stages. “I don’t see how he can’t be,” Buttler said, highlighting the teenager’s IPL century and fearless approach. “He has already played… he has a hundred in the IPL. He hit his first ball in the IPL for a six.”Sooryavanshi’s final knock rewrote the record books – featuring 15 fours and 15 sixes at a blistering strike rate of 218.75, with a remarkable 150 runs coming cleanly through boundaries. Sooryavanshi ended the tournament with 439 runs and the Player of the Tournament award and not only won the trophy – he sparked conversations about cricket’s next generation superstar.