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The India vs England five-match T20I series finally came to an end as the England national cricket team defeated the T20 World Cup champions by 56 runs in the fifth and final T20I match to win the series 4-0. In the fifth game, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dropped to bring Sanju Samson back into the team, raising many questions on the team management.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who made his debut in the second T20I, was dropped immediately after failing in three T20Is. As the southpaw scored only 14, 13 and 15 before being dropped from the playing eleven for the final match of the series. He made his senior cricket debut at the age of 15 years and 99 days and broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record.
“He showed glimpses”- Graeme Swann supports Vaibhav Suryavanshi
After being dropped, many former cricketers raised serious questions over Gautam Gambhir and the management not supporting the 15-year-old batsman. Former England spinner Graeme Swann is one of the latest to criticize the management.
England’s great spin bowler Graeme Swann was unhappy with this decision. “The truth is that in the three matches he played, he showed glimpses of his potential. If he came here for three matches and was completely stunned, with stumps everywhere, then that is fair enough. But you bring in Sanju, who has a low score,” he said.
“He’s not emotionally developed” – Graeme Swann on handling Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Speaking on Sony Sports Network, Swann has asked the management to treat him well as he has not developed much emotionally and was disappointed after being left out of the game, which could affect his game in the coming months.
“Because he’s 15, you have to treat him carefully. Because he’s not emotionally developed, he’ll be frustrated. That could set him back three or four months. The shoulders will be down,” Graeme Swann said on Sony Sports.
“There will be people who say this is international cricket. But when you have the potential of a 15-year-old kid who can be one of the best players ever, you have to nurture him. I don’t think he has been nurtured very well. I think he became a victim of the team’s performance.”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s recent form
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was devastated after being evicted; However, he still has a chance to prove himself in the upcoming series against Zimbabwe where surprisingly Sanju Samson has been rested, so the guy will have a chance to prove every bit of his talent in the upcoming series; He can be seen opening with Abhishek Sharma in the series.
Suryavanshi had a stellar performance in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season with Rajasthan Royals (RR) as he finished the season as the leading run-getter, scoring 776 runs and winning the Orange Cap; He almost single-handedly led the Royals to the playoffs and also won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for his exceptional season.
His IPL heroics earned him a call up to the India A team for the tri-series in Sri Lanka, where he played a brilliant inning of 94 off 29 balls in the final against the home team and took over the game from the start of the match.