New Delhi: Will 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finally don the India jersey today? That’s the big question ahead of the first T20I against England at the Riverside Stadium, Chester-le-Street, Durham.The youngster has been one of the biggest talking points ahead of the five-match series, even with the England captain Harry Brooke was asked about his situation at the pre-match press conference.
England have strategy ready
Although India are yet to confirm whether Suryavanshi will be in the starting XI, England are ready for the possibility of facing the teenage batting star.Brook said his team worked a lot on the left-handed opener.“We’ve developed our tactics and hope they work,” Brook said on the eve of the opening game.He added that England studied the Indian players carefully to find ways to keep them quiet.“We’ve done a lot of digging behind the scenes to see what we can do to stop them playing their best cricket,” he added.
A record-breaking debut?
India will start their five-match T20I series against three-time world champions England on Wednesday and all eyes will be on Suryavanshi to make his debut for the national team.After a fantastic IPL season, the teenager earned his first call-up to the Indian national team. He scored 776 points with an astonishing strike rate of over 230 points and became the highest scorer in the tournament. His performance also earned him the Most Valuable Player and Rookie Player awards.If Sooryavanshi makes his debut in this series, he will become India’s youngest international debutant, breaking the long-standing record of Sachin Tendulkar, who made his India debut at the age of 16.
