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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar and secretary Devjit Saikia have announced the T20 squad for the India national cricket team for the tour of Ireland and England and the Asian Games 2026. Shreyas Iyer has been named the captain of the team, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been included in the senior squad for the first time.
After the announcement of the teams, along with the name of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, former England captain Michael Vaughan has shared his views on the 15-year-old teenage sensation. He has described the Boy Wonder as the best T20 player in world cricket at present.
This is the right decision – Michael Vaughan on the selection of Suryavanshi in the Indian team
Speaking on live commentary in the ongoing England vs New Zealand first test. He supported the selectors’ decision to promote him to the senior team. Vaughan has described him as a special player to watch live.
Michael Vaughan said, “I think he is the best T20 player in the world. Absolutely, it is the right decision. And to be honest, I have watched him for the last one year and when he gets his runs you study and you look at the eliminations in the IPL. At the age of 15, he got 97 runs. In the next game he got 96 runs.”
“He is the best T20 player in the world!”
Michael Vaughan is impressed by 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi who has taken the cricket world by storm. pic.twitter.com/59TyFkrne0
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“You look at the Under-19 World Cup final, what does he do? Score 175 runs. So this kid can perform well when it really counts. We are watching and studying something very, very, very special. I honestly, at the moment, I think he is the best T20 player in the world.”
“To be honest, his strike rate is beyond anything we have seen so far. He is hitting sixes off Jasprit Bumrah’s first ball, sixes off Pat Cummins’ first ball, sixes off Josh Hazlewood’s first ball. He is not hitting trundlers. He is causing damage to the best bowlers of this generation. And people are already debating heavily on how a 15-year-old Should bowl.”
Vaibhav Suryavanshi preparing to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record!
If Vaibhav Suryavanshi represents the senior team, he will become India’s youngest player at the age of 15, surpassing the record of the great Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut at the age of 16. The southpaw has made headlines with his amazing batting quality in the shortest format of the game. He has broken many records this year.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi claimed all the awards after an excellent season in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. He finished the season as the top scorer, scoring 776 runs at an average of 48.50, winning the Orange Cap, and becoming the youngest cricketer to win the Orange Cap in the history of the competition.
IPL 2026 was all about Vaibhav Suryavanshi
The left-handed opening batsman also won the Angel One Super Six of the season with 72 sixes, breaking Chris Gayle’s record of 59 sixes in a season. The Sierra Super Striker of the Season went to the Boy Wonder for his amazing hitting qualities, as he struck at a strike rate of 237.30.
Vaibhav won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award with 436.5 points, Player of the Tournament in the IPL, and also became the first player to score 500+ runs inside the power play, surpassing Virat Kohli and David Warner, a milestone he achieved in Qualifier 2 against Gujarat Titans.
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