Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for England series! Ex-captain asks 'Is he allowed to tour as 15-year-old?'
Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's explosive 17-ball 52 in IPL 2026 has reignited calls for his India debut. Former England captain Michael Vaughan urged selectors to include the young talent on the upcoming white-ball tour of England, emphasizing the need for him to experience the national team environment.
NEW DELHI: When will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi make his India debut? When will the 15-year-old play for the senior Indian team? These questions are once again being asked by former cricketers and fans.
The buzz has picked up pace after the teenager hammered a 17-ball 52 in Rajasthan Royals’ opening game of IPL 2026 against Chennai Super Kings. Now, former England captain Michael Vaughan has joined the conversation and wants the youngster from Samastipur, Bihar, to be part of the senior India setup. Vaughan believes Sooryavanshi should be picked for the England white-ball tour, scheduled in July.
India are set to play five T20Is and three ODIs on that tour. “When will he make his Indian debut? And I'm just looking, and I know we're probably getting ahead of ourselves.
It's only the first innings of the IPL, but there's a white-ball tour to England in a few months' time. And if I was Indian cricket, I would get him on that tour. Not necessarily, he's going to get into players that are in the team at the moment, but the one thing that he's going to need is he's going to need to be brought into the Indian team and the kind of surroundings of what Indian cricket is.