Will Vaibhav Suryavanshi get a chance to make his international debut against England or not? Captain Shreyas Iyer made it clear

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: There is a demand to include the Indian team’s 15-year-old young explosive batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the playing-11 of Team India. It was expected that Vaibhav would get a chance to debut in international cricket in the T20 series against Ireland, but it did not happen. Now after losing the 2-match T20 series against Ireland, there is talk of including Vaibhav in the playing-11 again. Now, just a day before the start of the T20 series against England, Team India captain Shreyas Iyer has given a big statement regarding Vaibhav’s debut in the press conference.

What did Shreyas Iyer say on the demand for Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s debut?

The T20 series against England took place just a day before the start. In the press conference, Team India captain Shreyas Iyer said about Vaibhav Suryavanshi, “Look, you never know what’s going to happen. At this time our hands are also tied as to what we are going to do. Because it’s very personal. This is something we discuss in the team. We cannot tell everyone what combination (playing 11) we are going to play with and cannot let the opponents know that this is going to happen. Certainly, he is a superbly talented player. And whenever he gets a chance to play, he will definitely perform brilliantly.

Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi feature at some point in the England series?

Here’s what India’s captain Shreyas Iyer said a day out of the 1st T20I in Durham 🗣️#ENGvINDpic.twitter.com/GTMks4DZo6

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Shreyas Iyer wants to retain the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma-Sanju Samson

Shreyas Iyer further said “Every player playing in the team has performed well, it is not that only one player is performing well. We have to create an environment of safety and also support our players, so that they can gain confidence. The players who won us the last World Cup, they have good experience of playing this format, they have been the main pillars in T20, so you have to support them.” It is clear from this that Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to wait for his international debut. The team management currently wants to put confidence in the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson. In order for Vaibhav to get a chance, it means that Sanju Samson will have to sit out of the playing 11. Because Vaibhav opens, that is why captain Shreyas Iyer and the team management do not want changes in the opening pair.

SHREYAS IYER ON VAIBHAV SOORYAVANSHI. 🗣️

“Each individual playing in the team has performed, it’s not like one individual is performing. We’ve to build security and back our players at the same time, so they can gain confidence. Players who won us the last WC have a fair idea… pic.twitter.com/l58Ej8WTxA

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 30, 2026

Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to wait for his international debut

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made a name for himself in the world of cricket at a very young age. Today legends from all over the world want to see him play in international cricket. This young batsman made his mark in the IPL and at the age of just 15, made a place in the national team. Vaibhav Suryavanshi thrashed bowlers from all over the world in IPL 2026 and scored more than 700 runs in the entire season. Vaibhav won the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs. Seeing his excellent performance, the selectors of Team India have selected him in the Indian T20 squad for the tour of Ireland and England. However, Vaibhav will be waiting for his international debut.

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