15-year-old Sooryavanshi debuts in England to become youngest India player ever

[p]The left-hander ‌was presented his cap by teammate Tilak Varma before the start of the ‌match, becoming [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a]'s 122nd men's T20 international and its youngest ‌international cricketer at 15 years and 99 days.[/p][p]India captain Shreyas Iyer said ‌Sooryavanshi had earned his place in the squad and backed ‌the teenager to cope with the demands of international cricket.[/p][p][b]"He completely deserves to be in the squad,"[/b] Iyer said after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=AymVskw0"]winning the toss and ‌electing to bat.[/a][/p][p][b]"He's someone who doesn't take pressure ⁠at all. Has an unflinching ‌nature. He's very well aware of what's going to come in these ​coming matches."[/b][/p][p]Sooryavanshi's debut eclipses one of Indian cricket's most enduring milestones. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tendulkar-sachin/dIkIjtjM/"]Tendulkar[/a] was 16 when he made his ​international debut in a Test match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] in Karachi in November 1989 before going on to become one of the game's ⁠greatest players.[/p][embed guid="852fa835-83f9-46be-820c-3acd27728302" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2073396046227706300" social-type="twitter" /][p]Widely regarded as ​one of India's brightest prospects, Sooryavanshi earned his first senior call-up after a meteoric rise that began with a blistering 35-ball century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year.[/p][p]The teenager further enhanced his ‌reputation in this year's IPL, finishing as the tournament's leading run-scorer with a strike rate of more than 237 and setting a competition record by hitting 72 sixes.[/p][p]His performances prompted growing calls for a place in the national side, though selectors resisted fast-tracking him and waited until he turned 15 in March before naming him in India's squads for the T20 series in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/GEmG3lXa/"]Ireland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a].[/p][p]Sooryavanshi did not feature in either match against Ireland, remaining on the sidelines as India suffered a shock 2-0 series defeat.[/p][embed guid="64569773-906f-413f-8e37-80cdab2f10db" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2073405711795855499" social-type="twitter" /][p]He was handed his opportunity against England in the second match of the five-game series after the opener at Old Trafford ‌ended without a result, leaving the contest level at 0-0.[/p][p][b]Sooryavanshi, opening after ​India elected to bat first, hit Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue ‌for a six each, but was stumped as he tried to charge Will Jacks down the ground, departing for 14 off 10 balls.[/b][/p][p]England captain Harry Brook had said during the toss that the hosts were prepared for Sooryavanshi's threat.[/p][p]"Done some homework on Vaibhav, we ⁠have some tactical decisions. Just a ⁠matter of executing now," Brook ‌said.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/england-UJC5mtAU/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=AymVskw0"]Follow the second T20 with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]