Jurel says Sooryavanshi is beyond comparison

Dhruv Jurel said comparisons with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi are pointless because the 15-year-old's talent sits at a level others cannot match. He told Aakash Chopra's podcast that the Rajasthan Royals opener deserves all the praise he receives and that his powerplay striking makes batting easier for the rest of the order.

Jurel dismissed any suggestion of jealousy and added that watching Sooryavanshi forces senior batters to raise their own approach. The India wicketkeeper-batter finished as the second-highest run-scorer in India's recent Test series behind Devdutt Padikkal with 173 runs.

Sooryavanshi has been left out of India's T20I side for the Afghanistan series but remains in the squad for the Asian Games.