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India vs Ireland 1st T20 match will be held in Belfast and India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Vaibhav Suryavanshi refused to debut in India at the age of 15 years and 91 days. He could have become the youngest cricketer to play for the India national cricket team.
However, India go in with a regular opening combination of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. Both of them have been the best openers of the team after the 2024 T20 World Cup and have scored many runs, including in the final of the T20 World Cup 2026.
How did Vaibhav Suryavanshi get the senior India call-up?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi announced his entry into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 in spectacular style, after the start of 2025. The southpaw was more impressive in the recently concluded season and scored brilliantly. The 15-year-old boy won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his exceptional batting performances with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 2026 season.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi broke several records in the 2026 IPL as he became the youngest player to win the Orange Cap after becoming the leading run-scorer in the tournament. He scored 776 runs in the season at an average of 48.50 and a tremendous strike rate of 237.30. He scored five half-centuries and one century in the tournament.
The southpaw also performed brilliantly in the Under-19 World Cup. In the final, he played a brilliant inning of 175 runs for India against the Under-19 England team. The batsman was named Player of the Tournament in the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. He scored 439 runs in the entire competition and in the recent List A tri-series final, he scored 94 runs from 29 balls.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Why will England and Ireland use separate dressing rooms during T20Is?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was included in the Indian national cricket team for the first time for his exceptional performance in the recent series and Under-19 cricket.
He was also named in Ireland and England’s T20I squads and the Asian Games 2026. Vaibhav was rewarded for a brilliant IPL 2026 season, however, a special first overseas tour will be a little different.
The 15-year-old sensation will have to follow some special safety rules in England. As per the rules of the English game, players under 16 are not allowed to use adult changing rooms, so Vaibhav will have separate changing facilities at all venues during the England tour.
Sachin Tendulkar’s India debut age: How old was he when he made his debut?
Sachin Tendulkar made his debut for the India national cricket team at the age of 16 years and 205 days in a historic test match against Pakistan, which took place on 15 November 1989 in Karachi.
In his second match after his debut, the ‘God of Cricket’ scored a half-century and announced himself on the biggest stage of world cricket. From there, Sachin continued to play for the Men in Blue for 24 years and broke many records.
Now, fast forward to 2026, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has already become the youngest player to be selected in India’s senior men’s team, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 36-year-old record. Since his age was 15 years and 71 days at the time of the team’s announcement.
