In the Cricket world, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 15 year old boy wonder batsman is toying with experienced and seasoned internal bowlers. In the business world, AI is reshaping the landscape at a rapid pace making seasoned professionals doubting their relevance. We are living in an exciting and scary times for sure.

I have not been watching IPL matches regularly for the past few years. It was getting too predictable for me. Shorter boundaries, powerful bats, longer hits and hapless bowlers.

But then, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, has taken this bowler bashing to a whole new level. It’s almost voyeuristic to watch this 15-year-old boy making seasoned international bowlers of repute, look pedestrian. Experience don’t matter. Reputation, even less. Every bowler and coach is left scratching their heads. Unlearn all that you have mastered over the years and learn entirely new techniques, is the name of the game.

Why does this sound too familiar?

Suryavanshi is doing to cricket what AI is doing to the business world. He is not just tonking the cricket ball but is mirroring life itself.

Seasoned professionals are having self-doubts like never before, their reputation counts very little, learning new ways is non-negotiable. And learn it fast because the LLM that you are trying to figure out will become obsolete with 20 new models in the market in a month. The boy will be past 100 in 30 odd balls.

What’s exciting and scary is that both are just kids yet. The chaos we are seeing right now? That’s them warming up.

Note: This painting is called ‘Rapids.’ The water does not negotiate with the rocks. It does not ask for permission. It simply moves. The rocks may have been there for centuries, but the water shapes them anyway. Suryavanshi bats the same way. AI works the same way. I did this oil on canvas after purchasing a video tutorial by Michael James Smith.