Team India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate on Monday clarified the reason behind denying T20I cap to 15-year-old batting ensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Speaking at a post match conference, the assistance coach made it clear that Sooryavanshi is ready for debut but he will have to go through the same process that other players are bound to follow before getting debut cap.
“He (Sooryavanshi) is absolutely ready to play international cricket, there is no doubt about that but also Sanju Samson is a guy who went a long way to win us the World Cup three months ago,” Ten Doeschate said when the inevitable query on Sooryavanshi came up during the post-match press conference.
“We are all excited to see Vaibhav play, but he has to go through the same process, but certainly no question about how good he is,” he said.
Sooryavanshi finished the IPL 2026 as a top scorer with 776 runs with a jaw-dropping strike rate of over 230. For which he had been rewarded as the Most Valuable Player as well as the Emerging Player of the season.
The anticipation surrounding his inclusion in the playing XI is expected to grow further as India now head to England for a T20 series beginning July 1 in Chester-le-Street.
If he makes his debut during this tour, he will become India’s youngest international debutant, surpassing a record held by the great Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut as a 16-year-old.