India, July 21 -- At just 14, Vaibhav Suryavanshi is already turning heads. The teenage sensation from Bihar, who rose to fame with his record-breaking IPL hundred this year, is now drawing fans during India's U19 tour of the UK. In Beckenham, where the first Youth Test was held, local spectators and members of the Indian diaspora flocked to catch a glimpse of the left-hander, who's been busy signing autographs and posing for selfies between matches.

Despite being shielded from the media to allow him to focus, Suryavanshi's impact has been impossible to ignore. With his remarkable hunger for runs and aggressive temperament, he has quickly emerged as the centre of attention on tour. In fact, Kumar Sangakkara, who is on broadcast duties in...