Sooryavanshi reveals father’s advice on eve of India debut:Thanks fans with special post on Instagram, Gambhir uplifts Samson’s morale

Despite India losing the 2nd T20I by 4 wickets against England and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scoring just 14(10), the 15-year-old took centre stage as he became the youngest Indian player to make his debut at the age of 15 years 99 days, surpassing legend Sachin Tendulkar. After making his debut, Sooryavanshi shared the video of him getting his debut cap from Tilak Varma while revealing the advice that he got from his parents on the occasion. Later on, through Instagram story, he also thanked his fans through an Instagram story and post. Let’s take a look at what followed for the 15-year-old since the moment he got his debut from India vice-captain Tilak Varma. Vaibhav told his father first about his debut; reveals the advice In a video released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Tilak Varma was seen handing over the cap number 122 to the teenage debutant, after which Sooryavanshi revealed the detailed the series of events when he got to know that he would be making his debut against England in the second T20I. He said, “First of all, I went to the room and told my father. I went and told him because he is staying with me here. I told him first, did not talk to anyone else. Then I told my coach, Romi sir, my mother, and everyone else. Whoever has supported me throughout, I told them all. But first, I told my father. Papa was very happy, and he said Just keep doing whatever you have been doing till now; just keep doing the same thing. There is no pressure. Just back your own game.” ‘Living a dream we all saw together’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi After making his debut, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi posted on Instagram with images of him with the debut cap while receiving it, warm-up pictures, along with the pics of the moment that he got on the field with Abhishek Sharma as an opener. He captioned the post: Living a dream we all saw together. Thank you to everyone who continues to support me and stand by me through my ups and downs. Grateful. #122 ❤️ He also posted an Instagram story later to express his gratitude toward his fans with another paragraph of text In the second T20 against England, India’s team management dropped Sanju Samson, who was struggling with poor form, from the playing XI. In his place, 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was given a chance to debut Gambhir reportedly lifted Samson’s morale after dropping him out of Playing XI After Samson was dropped, the team’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was seen talking to Samson for a long time. The discussion between the two is believed to be an attempt to boost the player’s morale. Samson failed in the last 3 innings Sanju Samson, who was an important member of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup 2026, could not make an impact in the last three T20 matches. He scored only 0 and 5 runs in two matches against Ireland. While, in the first T20 against England, he scored just one run off seven balls. After continuous failures, he was dropped, and Vaibhav was given a chance to debut. Gambhir gave a message of confidence Before the match, there was a long conversation between Gautam Gambhir and Sanju Samson. During this, Gambhir was seen holding Samson’s hand and talking to him. It is believed that the coach gave him a message not to be disappointed and to be ready for future opportunities. However, the Indian team management has already stated that players will be given a long opportunity in the process of building a new T20 team. In such a situation, the possibility of Samson’s return is not considered completely over. England defeated India by 4 wickets Despite Samson’s absence, India’s luck did not change. In the second T20 played in Manchester, India scored a competitive total of 190 runs, but thanks to brilliant innings from Harry Brook and Jacob Bethell, England registered a four-wicket victory with six balls to spare. With this, Team India suffered another defeat under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer.