Let Vaibhav Sooryavanshi debut in peace

At 15 years and 99 days, he thus became India’s youngest international cricketer, breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who had made his India debut aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989. Sooryavanshi also becomes the youngest ever T20I player.

Receiving his India cap from vice-captain Tilak Varma, Sooryavanshi was the cynosure of all eyes as all his teammates rushed to congratulate him. The youngster was out for 14, stumped by Jos Buttler off spinner Will Jacks.

The explosive batter was picked in place of Sanju Samson, who failed in the first three games of the current UK tour. Samson was the player of the tournament at the 2026 T20I World Cup and leaving him out was a tough call for the team management.