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Vaibhav Suryavanshi had high expectations after his record-breaking IPL 2026 season, but his first series did not go the way he and Indian cricket fans wanted. Vaibhav Suryavanshi has played some exciting shots in the ongoing five-match T20 series against England, but he has failed to convert his good start into an impressive score.
England’s bowlers have put the 15-year-old batting sensation under pressure in every match played on the tour and made life difficult for India’s youngest star. Meanwhile, the performance of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma against England is under scrutiny.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s dream India debut stands the test of reality
Now, it has been revealed that Vaibhav came fully prepared for Suryavanshi in the England T20 series. The team studied his batting carefully during IPL 2026 and made special plans to stop him and those plans have worked well in the three matches so far.
The IPL superstar made his T20I debut in Manchester and scored 14 runs. In the next match at Trent Bridge, he could add only 13 runs. In the fourth T20I in Bristol, he got a great start but could only score 15 runs from just 10 balls, taking the series away to the Men in Blue.
Jofra Archer troubles Vaibhav Suryavanshi the most.
The left-handed batsman looked confident at the start of his innings in Bristol. In the second over, he attacked England’s fast bowler Josh Tongue by hitting a four and a six. It seemed that he was finally ready to play a big innings. But England immediately counterattacked.
His Rajasthan Royals teammate and England’s leading fast bowler Jofra Archer once again dismissed Vaibhav. The left-handed batsman tried to play aggressive shots against Archer, but he failed to time the ball properly and Sam Curran took an easy catch. Archer had also dismissed Vaibhav at Trent Bridge. After the defeat, Shreyas Iyer and Gautam Gambhir had a long discussion. After the defeat in the England series, Shreyas Iyer and Gautam Gambhir had a long discussion.
Adil Rashid reveals England’s secret strategy against Vaibhav
After Vaibhav Suryavanshi registered scores of 14, 13 and 15 in his international debut, England leg spinner Adil Rashid revealed how the team prepared for the Indian sensation ahead of the ongoing T20 series.
He shared that England watched a lot of videos of the young player from the IPL season and collected data about his batting. Bowlers followed those plans during matches and tried to bowl in areas where they felt they had the best chance of getting him out.
News18 quoted Adil Rashid as saying, “He hasn’t been in international cricket for a long time. People have seen him a lot in the IPL and other things. So, you get the date. Our team must have seen where he struggles and where he doesn’t, and as a bowling unit, we are trying to implement that plan. There is pressure on him because he is only 15. We are taking it seriously, because we have plans against each player.”
India has given him that license: Adil Rashid
Rashid also feels the men are doing the right thing by allowing the teenager to play his natural aggressive game rather than putting extra pressure on him. However, he believes that Vaibhav will have to learn how to adjust to different situations around the world.
He further added, “They would have told him to go out and play the way he plays. That’s when things progress, and when he plays in different conditions and goes through difficult times, he has to adjust and find some ways. For now, I think India have given him that license.”