Debuted at 13, fastest to 1,000 runs; he promised to match Sachin Tendulkar but death took him away at just 18Debuted at 13, fastest to 1,000 runs; he promised to match Sachin Tendulkar but death took him away at just 18

The left-handed batsman from Punjab was frantically knocking on the door of the Indian Test team at the time of his death.