Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Tendulkar’s record, becomes youngest Indian debutant:15-year-old receives maiden T20I cap in England

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record as he becomes the youngest player to make debut for India at the international level. He made his debut against England in the second T20I at Old Trafford, Manchester at the age of 15 years 99 days. Earlier, Sachin made his international debut at the age of 16 years 205 days against archrival Pakistan on 15 November 1989. Notably, Sooryavanshi didn’t get the opportunity to showcase his talent in the two-match T20I series against Ireland and in the first T20I against England on Wednesday as well. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scripts history, surpasses Shafali Verma’s record Team India’s aggressive opener, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, made his international debut against the England on Saturday. He scripts history as he becomes the youngest Indian male player to make a debut for the national side across format after Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 15 years 99 days. He has also surpassed women’s cricket star Shafali Verma, who made her debut at the age of 15 years, 239 runs against South Africa on 24 September 2019 in a T20I match in Surat. Sooryavanshi has also broken the record of Washington Sundar as the Indian off-spinner made his debut against Sri Lanka on 24 December 2017 in T20I format. ‘Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be force for Indian cricket’: Kumar Sangakkara Earlier, during the two-match T20I series against Ireland, Sangakkara backed Sooryavanshi after missing out on his potential T20I debut. He said, “I have no doubt he will be a force for Indian cricket, world cricket, and in franchise cricket. Mentally, he is in a good place. I think he will deal with everything that comes with fame very well,” he said while speaking on SKY Sports. “I feel Vaibhav will handle all the attention very well. He will have many opportunities ahead, in cricket and commercially. How he balances that, and the support he gets from his family and the team, will be crucial. But one thing I can say for sure is that Vaibhav loves batting. He loves the game. The fame and flash don’t really affect him,” he further added.