{"id":44039,"date":"2026-06-26T05:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ireland-v-india-t20i-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-has-the-natural-abilities-to-shine\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:27:18","slug":"ireland-v-india-t20i-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-has-the-natural-abilities-to-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/ireland-v-india-t20i-vaibhav-sooryavanshi-has-the-natural-abilities-to-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland v India T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the ‘natural abilities’ to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"


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India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the “natural abilities” to make his mark in international cricket if selected for Friday’s T20I against Ireland in Belfast (13:30 BST).<\/b><\/p>\n

Should Sooryavanshi make his debut on Friday or in Sunday’s second T20, he will break the world record as the youngest international, currently held by Sachin Tendulkar, who played a one-day international against Pakistan in 1989, aged 16.<\/p>\n

Kotak has “no doubt” about the talent possessed by Sooryavanshi<\/a> who top-scored in the Indian Premier League this season, hitting 776 runs in 16 innings for the Rajasthan Royals, while setting a new an all-time record 65 sixes in a single season.<\/p>\n

“He is very talented, there is no doubt,” Kotak said at Thursday’s news conference.<\/p>\n

“In the way he has batted in the IPL and other games, there is no need to say he has the natural abilities.<\/p>\n

“In the IPL, he has faced Jofra [Archer] and many other quick bowlers, and it seems nothing is bothering him.”<\/p>\n

While there is great anticipation Sooryavanshi will get his opportunity at Stormont Cricket Club, Kotak insists his selection is far from a given.<\/p>\n

“He is an extraordinary talent but the captain and head coach will decide the team,” Kotak continued.<\/p>\n

“If he doesn’t play, that’s great too as he is part of the India team and I’m sure he will get his opportunities.<\/p>\n

“Dropping someone who has been scoring runs also wouldn’t be right, so it’s up to the team management to decide what we plan to do in this match.<\/p>\n

“There’s a fine line between giving someone an opportunity and being unfair to some other player.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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