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‘Might play in the 2027 World Cup’: Ex-wonderkid’s prediction on Sooryavanshi

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:53:00 +0000

2 min readJul 5, 2026 10:23 PM IST

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi took his first tentative steps in international cricket in India’s four-wicket defeat to England in the second T20I. The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi became the youngest to ever play international cricket for India and former spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan felt that he should be made to play as many games as possible now that he has been given a debut.

Sivaramakrishnan, himself among the youngest debutants of all time for India, also felt that Sooryavanshi should be introduced in ODIs as well and backed the teenager to potentially play in the 2027 World Cup. “He sure should get a chance at the upcoming 50 overs World Cup if he does exceedingly well in the T20 format. He should get an opportunity because he’s going to be a match winner,” Sivaramakrishnan told PTI. “When he scores runs, he’s going to be a match-winner in all formats of white-ball cricket,”

Sivaramakrishnan also felt that Sooryavanshi wouldn’t need rest due to his age and because he is a batsman. “He should be given a fair amount of chances with white ball cricket and see how he performs. He should continue. I mean, there’s no point in blooding a youngster and giving him a break or resting him. He doesn’t need rest. He can keep playing right throughout the year,” he said.

“Especially as a batter, he doesn’t need a bowler’s fitness. And batting for long periods of time will also give him that concentration, the mental work that he can do for long periods of time,” the former Tamil Nadu leg-break bowler observed.

While Sooryavanshi made 14 off 10 balls including two sixes in his maiden game, Sivaramakrishnan urged Indian team management to not think of resting him from now on.

“Once you decide to play him, you have got to give him ample opportunities. Remember, he is an investment for the next 20 years. I think what Vaibhav needs now is a lot of support from the coach (Gautam Gambhir) and the captain (Shreyas Iyer) and the rest of the players. Even if he does not do well in a few games, he should be backed. He should be continued,” he said.

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Sooryavanshi shows glimpses on debut, but Bethell ensures England get the win

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:54:00 +0000

On the day he became the youngest cricketer to represent India, at 15 years and 99 days, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi offered an important reminder: prodigies are burdened with countless narratives, but only one of them is true — their own.

The pre-match discourse demanded another miracle, the sort he made routine during the IPL. Instead came a 10-ball 14, punctuated by the kind of misjudgements one would expect from a 15-year-old. It served as a timely reality check. For Sooryavanshi can become India’s saviour, India must allow him to be.

The second T20I in Manchester will be remembered as the day Sooryavanshi made his debut. There was, however, the minor matter of a match to be won — and England took the bragging rights in that regard – courtesy Jacob Bethell, who has developed a penchant for scoring big against India. The hosts secured a four-wicket win, reaching the target of 191 with an over to spare to take a 1-0 lead after the Durham game was washed out.

Given his first two wild swings, there could be an argument that Sooryavanshi’s reputation arrived before he did, and with it, the burden of living up to it. Sceptics had presented a case of second-season syndrome prior to IPL 2026, but the teenager’s rebuttal was fierce: he struck a first-ball boundary in each of the first four matches. Not even Jasprit Bumrah was spared.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, after getting out. (AP photo)

His first ball in international cricket was met with a fierce swing of the bat, making contact with nothing but fresh air. England captain Harry Brook said they had done their ‘homework’ to contain Sooryavanshi — the plan was to make the prodigy smell the leather. The left-hander didn’t connect any of the pulls he attempted, and was eventually undone by a quick Will Jacks slider.

Yet, even in a short stay, he produced two moments that hinted at the talent beneath the rawness — a six off Jofra Archer that a fan seated at the Sir James Anderson End will never forget, for it struck his hand with venom, and another maximum off Tongue.

At the opposite end, Abhishek Sharma began where he left off at Chester-le-Street. Three boundaries came off Sam Curran’s first over, but a wicket off the last delivery of the Powerplay set India back. Sharma’s stay ended for a 24-ball 43.

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Timely knock

Despite scoring only 13 runs in his last three T20Is, Ishan Kishan had retained his place in the team as the axe fell on Sanju Samson instead. With a 49-run knock, he averted the questions heading towards the team management. With captain Shreyas Iyer playing an enforcer’s role with his 22-ball 37, striking at 168.18, Kishan constructed a 65-run third-wicket stand, accumulating 9.3 runs per over in the process.

The stand was broken by Liam Dawson.

Despite losing their captain, India were comfortably placed at 130/3 after 13 overs, with 200 in sight. The spanner in the works was thrown by Curran, with the wickets of Kishan and Shivam Dube in quick succession. That, India eventually got to 190, was courtesy a 17-run final over in which Tilak Varma struck a four and two sixes.

For the southpaw, this could just be the innings that earns him a longer rope, being only the second occasion since 2025 where his strike rate soared beyond 200.

Arshdeep Singh struck early with the ball for India, not once but twice, with both Phil Salt and Jos Buttler departing for ducks. India’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is now has 15 first-over wickets to his name.

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Arshdeep Singh in action after a wicket. (AP photo)

However, the joy was short-lived as Brook struck two fours and three sixes off his next over.

Axar Patel’s dismissal of Brook in the fifth over, hence, was of immense significance to India’s cause. With the captain gone, Jacob Bethell and Tom Banton prioritised consolidation over flashy shots, which saw England scoring 67 in the next 50 deliveries. Though the required run rate soared over 10, wickets in hand tipped the scales in England’s favour.

Iyer made a timely call to re-introduce Arshdeep, who got his third scalp of the match in Banton. Minutes later, Will Jacks fell prey to Varun Chakaravarthy. Like in the T20 World Cup semifinal, Bethell stood between India and victory. Except on this occasion, he took the team over the line.

A 29-run 17th over, in which Bethell struck three sixes and a four off Ravi Bishnoi, effectively sealed the game, with Bethell remaining unbeaten on a 46-ball 76.

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The world is seldom satiated, and always on the hunt for the next someone. It demanded Freddy Adu become the next Pelé, Bojan Krkić the next Lionel Messi, and Prithvi Shaw the next Sachin Tendulkar. But Sooryavanshi can only become the best version of his own self.

Brief scores: India 190/7 in 20 overs (Kishan 49, Abhishek Sharma 43; Sam Curran 3/33) lost to England 191/6 in 19 overs (Jacob Bethell 76, Harry Brook 39; Arshdeep Singh 3/30) by four wickets.

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England’s ‘homework’ pays off against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:42:00 +0000

3 min readUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 08:50 PM IST

England had a plan. They may have been in all sorts of turmoil in recent times, but they had done their homework on the youngest-ever cricketer to represent India.

“We have some tactical decisions. Just a matter of executing now,” captain Harry Brook said at the toss about their ploy to keep Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in check on his international debut.

Sooryavanshi’s debut seemed an inevitability at Manchester, considering the form — or the abject lack of it — of Sanju Samson in the last three matches. Anticipating the move, England had devised a plan against Sooryavanshi. Not that plans always work against the youngster, but today, they did as he only scored a 10-ball 14.

England peppered the prodigy with short balls. Every delivery came with a disclaimer: age is of little relevance in the big boys’ club. Sooryavanshi swung and missed the first two deliveries he faced off Josh Tongue. His maiden international run was almost anti-climactic to the build-up: an inside-edged single while trying to survive a 145 kmph yorker.

Jofra Archer was once asked about Sooryavanshi’s weakness, to which he had replied: “I’ll tell you after the IPL.”

It became evident that he was saving his knowledge for today. He erred on his first ball to his Rajasthan Royals teammate, and was dispatched for a six. Thereafter, he pulled his length back.

However, whenever the ball was pitched up, it went flying. Like the first ball of the third over, which he almost caressed, but with enough venom to send it into the stands over midwicket. However, England did not let him settle.

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Off-spinner Will Jacks was brought in the fourth over, and his first delivery to Sooryavanshi was an 80kmph floater. Having shown it the respect the delivery arguably did not deserve, he tried to smash the next one. Except, this was a 94kmph slider. Sooryavanshi found no connection, was beaten all ends up, and before he could react, saw the zing bails light up. Though two decades his senior, Jos Buttler was as sharp as ever behind the stumps.

Sooryavanshi has struck short deliveries with disdain and spite in the IPL. On a windy day at Manchester, though, the challenge was different. England’s plans paid dividends. But with two moments of brilliance, Sooryavanshi also offered enough glimpses into what seems to be a promising future.

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Sooryavanshi breaks Tendulkar’s record, becomes youngest to debut for India

admin — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0000

2 min readUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 07:01 PM IST

It is happening. At 15 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on Saturday became the youngest to play international cricket for the India. The teenage sensation was handed his maiden cap ahead of India’s second T20I against England at Old Trafford by Tilak Varma, who had captained him in the tri-series that India A had played in Sri Lanka before the senior team’s ongoing tour of Ireland and England. Sooryavanshi has thus broken Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record for the youngest Indian debutant in men’s international cricket.

He has also broken the record for being the youngest Indian in international cricket overall, previously held by Shafali Verma who was a few days older than Sooryavanshi is when she made her debut in September 2019. India captain Shreyas Iyer said at the toss that Sooryavanshi has replaced opener Sanju Samson in the lineup.

Tendulkar had famously made his debut aged 16 years 205 days old in a Test match against Pakistan in Karachi in November 1989. Shafali was 15 years and 239 days old when she made her debut in a T20I against South Africa in Surat. Sooryavanshi is 15 years and 99 days old.

“You’ve seen him in the last couple of months, the way he’s been smashing the ball, taking on the best of the bowlers, shows immense confidence that he possesses,” said Iyer at the toss, which India won and chose to bat first. The five-match series remains tied at 0-0 with the first match having been washed out on Wednesday.

More to come…

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