3 min learnUp to date: Jun 8, 2026 05:59 PM IST
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is on the verge of breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s document for being the youngest male cricketer to have performed for India. If the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi performs in India’s upcoming excursions of Eire and England, he’ll break it, with Tendulkar being aged 16 years and 205 days when he made his debut for India in a Check in opposition to Pakistan in 1989. India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has stated that he’s excited for Sooryavanshi’s arrival within the Indian crew and defined what the coaches’s method can be in the direction of the proficient teenager.
“See, as a batting coach or any coach, it’s all the time a problem as a result of at this degree the gamers have their very own considering, their very own type, their very own means they’ve succeeded. After which, you attempt to add one thing, it all the time takes time, it all the time takes the belief for them to consider. And for me, it’s so necessary how a lot you need to add and if you need to add,” Kotak informed reporters after India’s document win over Afghanistan within the one-off Check between the 2 sides on Monday.
“I’ve seen a few innings within the U19 Challenger Trophy. However from final 12 months’s IPL and the best way he bats, the best way he executes these photographs, it’s actually thrilling to be very trustworthy for a 15-year-old. And to all of the world-class bowlers, the best way he has confronted and the best way he has succeeded is unbelievable how proficient he’s. So, I’m actually excited. However personally, we let him come, let’s see truly what helps him. Every time we observe one thing, we will certainly attempt to assist him in solely as a lot as he wants,” Kotak stated.
Final 12 months, Sooryavanshi turned the youngest batsman to attain an IPL hundred when he achieved the feat in opposition to Gujarat Titans. {The teenager}, who had blasted a knock of 175 runs in the course of the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup closing in opposition to England, arrived on this 12 months’s IPL as one among gamers to look out for. The Rajasthan Royals batsman hit 100 and 5 half-centuries throughout this 12 months’s IPL and amassed 776 runs at a strike charge of 237.30 in 16 matches. Submit his choice within the Indian crew, Sooryavanshi had shared how he needs to dominate for the subsequent “15-20” years.