Sachin Tendulkar has expressed his opinion on making Vaibhav Suryavanshi the vice-captain. Sachin has said that it would be too early to give the responsibility of leading the team to Vaibhav at such a young age. Master Blaster believes that Vaibhav Suryavanshi should play more red ball cricket. Recently, youth sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi got a new responsibility. Vaibhav was made the vice-captain of the East Zone team in the Duleep Trophy. Vaibhav got the chance to captain the team when regular captain Ishan Kishan got injured in the semi-final match. Vaibhav is 15 years and 7 months old today i.e. on 6th November. The decision to give leadership responsibility to Vaibhav at such a young age is being discussed a lot.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi has experience of only 8 red ball matches. East Zone has experienced players like Abhimanyu Easwaran. Abhimanyu has experience of more than 100 first class matches. Despite this, Vaibhav has been made the vice-captain, due to which some cricket pundits are also opposing this decision. However, the selection committee of East Zone has argued that this decision was taken with the aim of making Vaibhav more mature and experienced.
What did Sachin say on Vaibhav?
Sachin Tendulkar was doing a question-answer session on the online platform 'Reddit'. During this, a fan asked Sachin a question on making Vaibhav Suryavanshi the vice-captain. Responding to this, Sachin said, 'I think it is too early to make him vice-captain in Duleep Trophy. We should let him play more matches with the red ball and move forward one step at a time.
Sachin Tendulkar also made his debut at a very young age. At the time of Sachin's debut, his age was 16 years, 205 days. However, Sachin got the opportunity to lead the team for the first time, about five years after his debut, i.e. in 1993. At that time he was about 20 years old and had become the captain of Mumbai's Ranji team.
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What is the logic of the selection committee?
The East Zone selection committee had defended this decision. The committee said that the purpose of making Vaibhav the vice-captain is to help in his development. This should not be seen as preference of players in the team. Vaibhav also got a chance to captain when regular captain Ishan Kishan got injured during the tournament. During this period, he played a role in many important decisions on the field. He was also involved in decisions like taking DRS. Videos related to this have also been discussed on social media.
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Why is there so much talk about Vaibhav?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi achieved so many achievements and popularity in one year, which it takes many players' entire career to achieve. At the age of 15, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has made many records in cricket. He made it among the batsmen who scored the most runs in a single season of IPL and played an important role in helping India win the title by scoring a match-winning century in the final of the Under-19 World Cup. Vaibhav's coin has also become popular in international cricket. He is challenging players like Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for a place in the top three.
Sachin told his favorite captain
During this conversation, Sachin Tendulkar also shared his captaincy experiences. He said that it was a great honor for him to captain the Indian team, but at that time he did not always get complete freedom to choose the team of his choice. When asked about his favorite captains, Sachin took the names of Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni. He named both of them among his favorite captains.