Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- Former Indian all-rounder Reetinder Singh Sodhi hailed Vaibhav Suryanvanshi's quickfire knock in the ICC U19 World Cup semifinal against Afghanistan, calling him as the "Junior Abhishek Sharma" for his hitting. He also adviced him to adapt to the ODI tempo by taking some more time at the crease.

In a mammoth run-chase of 311 runs in the semifinal, Suryavanshi wasted no time in taking pressure off Team India, blazing to a 33-ball 68, with nine fours and four sixes in his fiery 90-run stand with Aaron George, who took some time watching Suryavanshi fire before putting out a masterclass century of his own. The duo made it easy for half-century skipper Ayush Mhatre and Vihaan Malhotra as India pulled off the best-ever chase...