India, Feb. 6 -- R Ashwin was starstruck as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi went on a rampage against England in the U19 Cricket World Cup final. The 14-year-old opener raced to a 55-ball hundred, the second fastest ton in U19 World Cup history. He ended up registering 175 off 80 balls, smashing 15 fours and 15 sixes, and also striking at 218.75.

Taking to X, Ashwin hailed Sooryavanshi's blazing knock, calling it 'absurd'. He was also in good form in the semifinals, clobbering 68 runs off 33 balls, packed with nine fours and four sixes, in his 90-run stand with Aaron George.

"175 (80) in the U19 WC final, 15 fours and 15 sixes with 85.7% of his runs in boundaries. That's absurd. This is a follow up to his 68(33) in the semis chasing a 300+ target....