India, Jan. 16 -- WV Raman, the former head coach of the India women's team, believes that playing the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi at the U19 level could be detrimental to the youngster's growth, and that stakeholders should always keep the bigger picture in mind. His remark came on the day India, led by Ayush Mhatre, began their U19 World Cup campaign on a high, beating the USA by six wickets under the DLS method at the Queens Sport Club in Bulawayo.

Suryavanshi has been setting the world stage on fire ever since making his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for the Rajasthan Royals last year, where he also became the youngest Indian centurion in the history of the tournament. After the competition, Suryavanshi went on to hammer runs...