NEW DELHI: Just after India won their U-19 World Cup semi-final against Afghanistan, Manish Ojha sent a WhatsApp message to his favourite ward Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. It was a complaint of sorts. "After he scored 68 against Afghanistan, I sent him a Whatsapp message and told him 'Yeh pahla tournament hoga jis mein tumhara ek bhi century nahi hoga. Ek baar final mein set ho gaye, toh chhod ke mat aana (This will be the first tournament where you might end up without a century. If you manage to stay in final, continue and get a big one)," a beaming Ojha told PTI after Sooryavanshi scripted history by smashing 15 fours and 15 sixes against England in Harare on Friday. GREATEST INNINGS EVER? 14-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashes 175 in World Cup Final, Breaks 7 World Records! With those hits, Sooryavanshi blazed his way to the second-fastest hundred in the history of the U-19 World Cup, reaching the landmark in just 55 balls before finishing with a staggering 175 off 80 deliveries. A gentle nudge, not just motivation Ojha’s message to the 14-year-old was not merely about scoring big but also aimed at addressing a minor technical flaw that had been holding him back from converting starts into three-figure scores. "He was having problems with a pull shot, so I briefly discussed technical aspects." So what exactly did he tell him? "His head was tilting backwards and the back-knee was collapsing a bit. When the short balls were being bowled on the bodyline, they could be pulled easily towards square leg or fine leg. "But from the same body position, when those short balls were being pitched on the off-stump, he was top-edging them. I told him if you are playing the deliveries on the body with that head and feet alignment, it is fine. "But if you want to pull from outside off-stump, the head should be upright or slightly towards the ball so that you get full arm extension to pack power in your shots." A teenager with senior-level milestones Sooryavanshi is not even 15 yet and already boasts four hundreds at the senior level — three in T20s, including an IPL century, and one in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. How is he being protected from the glare and hype that come with being labelled a ‘Boy Wonder’? "He is a little kid and still very, very unaware about worldly things. One good thing was after last year's IPL, there has been so much cricket that he didn't have any chance to look right or left. "He went on U-19 tours of England and Australia, played Rising Stars Asia Cup, played U-19 Asia Cup, in between played Ranji Trophy, Vijay Hazare and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. "He has hardly spent a week in Samastipur with his parents. I got to meet him when he played Bihar's home game in Patna," Ojha said, highlighting his student’s packed calendar. Consistency that stands out The coach believes the biggest surprise for him has been the consistency in Sooryavanshi’s performances. "I don't think a lot has changed in terms of style but in the last one year, if you track his white ball scores across tournaments, you will see he is making big hundreds. His top score in domestic T20s is 144 and in List A, it is 190. Today he scored 175. "In Rising Stars, he scored a big ton. This is consistency. Three fifties and now 175 in a match that matters. The qualitative maturity has increased in quick time. If he is set, he doesn't let go easily. "...the intensity and attacking intent has increased. Obviously he has played international bowlers in IPL and senior bowlers in Ranji, SMAT and Vijay Hazare Trophy but if you look at the final of a World Cup, you know the pressure of expectations. In fact, we feel more pressure than Vaibhav," Ojha laughed. Still just a kid at heart During the Asia Cup earlier, Sooryavanshi had briefly lost his cool after getting out against Pakistan, but Ojha said there was no reprimand. "You don't need to scold a kid who is a special talent. Vaibhav is a special talent because of his power to grasp technical knowledge quicker compared to others. "He is perhaps the only one among my hundreds of students over the years, who has not been scolded. If I told him to do something once, he would do it twice." Yet, amid the growing hype, both Ojha and Sooryavanshi’s family remain mindful of his age. "There were SMAT matches in Kolkata and VHT in Ranchi during domestic season where his family travelled and I also accompanied them. We try to ensure that he doesn't feel homesick. Whenever there are games in India, the parents try to be around. He feels happy. "At the end of the day, he is a 14 year-old. Akhir baccha hi toh hai (He is a kid after all)." (With PTI Inputs)