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37 years later and 6,450 kms away, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut carried the familiar thrill of a fearless teenager

37 years later and 6,450 kms away, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut carried the familiar thrill of a fearless teenager

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For Indian cricket, teenage debuts have always carried a strange electricity. They are not just team-sheet decisions. They are acts of faith. A dressing room opens its door, a national cap is placed on a young head, and an entire country begins the dangerous business of imagining a future from a handful of balls. Sachin Tendulkar in 1989; Vaibhav Sooryanshu on debut. (X images, AP Photos) Sachin Tendulkar’s first steps in 1989 and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s first steps in 2026 belong to two completely different cricketing worlds. Tendulkar arrived in an age of red-ball severity, radio memory, newspaper romance and Pakistan’s fast-bowling fire. Sooryavanshi has arrived in an age of IPL noise, viral clips, tactical match-ups, social media verdicts and instant mythology. One was 16, the other 15. One came through Bombay’s unforgiving domestic machine, the other through Bihar, age-group cricket and franchise-cricket acceleration. Yet the first impression carried an oddly familiar note: the score was small, but the boy did not look small. Tendulkar’s route into the Indian team was not built on marketing or …

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

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

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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 …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut ends at 14 runs vs England

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut ends at 14 runs vs England

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 07:43 PM IST Vaibhav Sooryavanshi began his senior Indian career with a xx-ball 14 runs in an innings which had two sixes in the 2nd T20I vs England at Old Trafford on Saturday. The 15-year-old batter started in his usual aggressive tone, slamming his first six in the first ball of the 2nd over, bowled by Rajasthan Royals teammate Jofra Archer. His second came at the expense of another debutant Josh Tongue who was taken for a six off the first ball of the third over as well. The teenager finally was bamboozled by Will Jacks in the 5th over after he tried to come down the tracks and attempt a cut. He missed the stroke and was stumped by Jos Buttler for 14. Sooryavanshi became India’s youngest debutant in international cricket surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar who held the record for nearly 37 years. He has also broken the record for being the youngest Indian in international cricket overall, previously held by Shafali Verma who was a few …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s time will come, but India’s call to stick with top 3 justified

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s time will come, but India’s call to stick with top 3 justified

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4 min readJul 1, 2026 11:38 PM IST Sanju Samson has been in this space before. In the months leading up to the T20 World Cup, when his form was fluctuating, he witnessed from the sidelines how Ishan Kishan, who was in wilderness at the time, emerged out of nowhere and came for his spot. Such was Ishan’s performance that after his century in Thiruvananthapuram, Samson recalled in a CSK podcast with Abhinav Mukund, “When he scored that hundred, I was like ‘Sanju now you just give it to him boss he deserves it more than you do. You got your chances, you didn’t score runs but there is someone who is in tremendous form’.” It has been six months since that game at his home ground. In between he won back his spot in the middle of the T20 World Cup and single-handedly powered them to a title with three stunning knocks. A mixed IPL came and went with Chennai Super Kings. And now after three outings in the middle so far in the …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wait for India debut continues

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s wait for India debut continues

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2 min readUpdated: Jul 1, 2026 10:22 PM IST The wait continues for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s international debut as India have stuck with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma as openers in their first T20I against England. Captain Shreyas Iyer said that India will be playing with three spinners and two seamers with Axar Patel as a spin-bowling all-rounder. India come into the match on the back of a humiliating 2-0 defeat to Ireland. Both defeats came after India had won the toss and chosen to bowl first time. On Wednesday at Chester-le-Street, Iyer chose to bat. Captain Shreyas Iyer said that India will be playing with three spinners and two seamers with Axar Patel as a spin-bowling all-rounder. “Ireland is history. It’s a new series, five games, everything to play for. Certainly, this is a great opportunity for us. This is my first, second actually, second series as a captain. So, pretty much excited,” said Iyer at the toss. “There’s pretty decent amount of grass on the wicket. We practiced yesterday as well on the same …

IND vs ENG Live Score: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut buzz dominates India’s T20I opener against England

IND vs ENG Live Score: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut buzz dominates India’s T20I opener against England

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Updated on: Jul 01, 2026 8:54:07 PM IST IND vs ENG Live Score: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut for India is the biggest question before first T20I. IND vs ENG Live Score: India and England begin their five-match T20I series at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, with both teams entering the opener with immediate questions around balance, batting roles and bowling combinations. India come into the contest after a disappointing series against Ireland, making this a quick chance to reset under Shreyas Iyer. The focus will be on the top-order structure, the middle-order finishing options and how India use their all-rounders in English conditions. England, led by Harry Brook, start at home with a squad built around power-hitting, pace options and aggressive intent through the innings. The series also offers both sides an early marker in a T20 World Cup cycle where combinations, roles and depth remain under close watch. …Read More Follow all the updates here: Jul 01, 2026 8:54:06 PM IST IND vs ENG Live Score: England begin new test after World Cup semi-final hurt …

Iyer on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut against England: ‘Our hands are tied’

Iyer on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut against England: ‘Our hands are tied’

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4 min readJun 30, 2026 08:37 PM IST As India recover and look to return to winning ways against England after a series defeat in Ireland, the reluctance to not play 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become a huge talking point. Named in India’s T20I squads for the trips to Ireland and England, India stuck to the top three of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan that won them the T20 World Cup in February-March in the two Ireland T20Is, not falling to the temptation of picking the teenage sensation. With no time to sit back and analyse, India will face England in the first of five T20Is, starting in Durham on Wednesday, with all questions again whether Sooryavanshi should play. Shreyas Iyer, the new T20I captain, pointed out the thought process when it came to not disturbing the top three in Ireland. “It’s difficult for the management to decide when to give you a chance. Look, all the players in the team have performed well; it’s not that only one individual has performed well. …

‘I am going to hit 13 sixes now…’: Sangakkara recalls Sooryavanshi’s declaration | Cricket News

‘I am going to hit 13 sixes now…’: Sangakkara recalls Sooryavanshi’s declaration | Cricket News

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4 min readUpdated: Jun 27, 2026 02:58 PM IST World champions India suffered its first ever loss to Ireland in the first T20I on Friday evening and all the talk prior to the match was whether Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will make his international debut or not. Though the 15-year-old did not make it to the final XI, the teenage sensation is expected to make his international debut at some point during this tour or the subsequent one in England. Sooryavanshi had amassed 776 runs in 16 innings this IPL at a strike rate of 237.30 in this year’s IPL and Former Sri Lanka captain and now the head coach and director of cricket at Rajasthan Royals, Kumar Sangakkara has shared how the young Indian prodigy told his Royals’ teammates Donovan Ferreira and Lhuan-dre Pretorius about hitting 13 sixes during a tough run-chase against Lucknow Super Giants this IPL season. “This year, we were playing the Lucknow Super Giants. We had to chase 220 (221) to win the game and stay in the competition. We fielded first. …

Will Sooryavanshi’s high-backlift game survive England? YouTube may have the answer

Will Sooryavanshi’s high-backlift game survive England? YouTube may have the answer

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 15, on his first tour with the Indian senior team, and everyone is asking the same question: will the high backlift survive tall pacers in English conditions? Before you worry, there’s a YouTube playlist worth putting together. Not of his sixes. Of something less discussed. Starting with a video story of village-cricket in rural Bihar. It’s from a time when the world hadn’t heard of Sooryavanshi. He’s barely 13, looks much younger. He is playing a game at Barauni refinery ground, a 50 km bumpy road ride from his home in Samastipur. It’s the final of the Shyamlal Sinha junior tournament – as the colourful banner says – where he has hit 218 from 121 balls in his team’s total of 289 in 40 overs. The report starts with the anchor, in that delightfully Chand Nawab tone, showering unadulterated praise on the “chhota bacha” who he is blown away by. He repeats words like “Karaamat pe karaamat kar rahe ho”,  “century pe century diye ja rahe ho”, “taabad-tod batting kar rahe ho”. …

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Chhota Bheem Habit Wins Hearts Online

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Chhota Bheem Habit Wins Hearts Online

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3 min readNew DelhiJun 7, 2026 06:17 PM IST Teenage cricket prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned a spot in India’s T20 squads for the upcoming summer series against England and Ireland. Industrialist Harsh Goenka recently shared a detail about the youngster’s pre-match preparation: he prefers to unwind by watching Chhota Bheem on his phone before games. In a post on X, Goenka highlighted how the young batter stays calm before taking the field. “Did you know what the young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi does before a match to stay calm and focused? He watches his favourite Chhota Bheem cartoons on his phone! So happy to know that he is holding on to his childhood,” he wrote. See here: Did you know what the young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi does before a match to stay calm and focused? He watches his favourite Chhota Bheem cartoons on his phone! 😊So happy to know that he is holding on to his childhood. — Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) June 6, 2026 The post quickly gained traction, with numerous social media users praising …