Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,15-year-old cricket wonder,kid has been picked for India’s T20 series against Ireland,England. BCCI announced Saturday . His stellar IPL run — 776 runs amassed — thrust him into national spotlight.
Sooryavanshi's IPL season dazzled. A century,five half-centuries in 16 matches . Top of scoring charts . Smashed Chris Gayle's record for most sixes in season . MVP and Best Emerging Player awards — first ever to snag both in IPL history.
If he plays against Ireland or England,he'll be youngest to debut for Indian men's senior team. Surpassing Sachin Tendulkar . Selection panel's Ajit Agarkar trusts his talents,saying,“We’ve seen what he can do... he’s a game-changer.”
Agarkar also named Shreyas Iyer as new captain,replacing Suryakumar Yadav. Iyer led Kolkata Knight Riders to 2024 IPL title,last played T20 in December 2023. His IPL leadership,performance made him “stand-out candidate.”
Yadav dropped after slump. Just 242 runs in nine T20 World Cup innings. Only highlight: unbeaten 84 vs US. IPL performance poor too — 270 runs,average 20.76. Team finished low.
Agarkar admitted decision tough,especially after Yadav led World Cup win at home. “It’s a tough one... but as it happens after most World Cups,you try and reassess what your best way forward is,” he noted.
India's T20 series vs Ireland: two matches this month,then five-match series vs England in July. BCCI also announced men's cricket squad for Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya,Japan,starting September 24. Veteran Jasprit Bumrah included.
T20I squad for Ireland,England: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson,Ishan Kishan,Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar,Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj,Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav,Vaibhav Sooryavanshi . Asian Games squad: same captain,plus Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma,Sanju Samson,Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy,Axar Patel,Washington Sundar,Varun Chakravarthy,Ravi Bishnoi,Jasprit Bumrah,Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh,Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
