India, Jan. 14 -- Every two years, Indian cricket finds itself placing faith in a teenager who appears untouched by expectation. This year, it will be the 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He may not have played a World Cup, but is already familiar with the limelight, expectations and responsibility.

Several players return with performances to remember but are often unable to sustain that level and fizzle out. The expectation from Suryavanshi is slightly different because he has already been tested by fame, glamour and pressure. And he is soaking in what the game has to offer and getting better.

"He never took pressure," his childhood coach Manish Ojha told HT. "From a very early age, he always saw cricket as just a game."

That mindset ...