‘Chasing like Dhoni’: The hopes and heartbreaks of aspiring cricketers

About a month ago, in Jaipur, a 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his second century in the Indian Premier League (IPL)—his first this season—off 36 balls. The Rajasthan Royals player is the youngest to achieve many milestones in Indian cricket, including a Ranji Trophy debut (at age 12) and a century in men’s T20 (last season). He now has the second—scored last season off 35 balls—and third fastest IPL hundreds.