Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has criticised India’s team management for delaying Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut amid the ongoing five-match T20I series against England. After Sooryavanshi didn’t play in the two T20Is against Ireland, he was once again kept on the bench in the series opener against England at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday.

Sooryavanshi recently took the cricketing world by storm, accumulating 776 runs in 16 matches of IPL 2026 at a splendid strike rate of 237.30 for RR. Gavaskar reckons the delay will put more pressure on Sooryavanshi.

“It will put him under more pressure whenever he gets an opportunity. But at 15 years of age, you don’t think too much about pressure. He knows that if he gets the opportunity in the second or third game, he will have to deliver almost immediately. That’s there. But he is happy to be around. This Indian team is full of lovely, tremendous players, and it is just fantastic for him to be learning from them,” Gavaskar said on Sony Sports.

Sooryavanshi has definitely ticked the right boxes and he has shown the skills to go a long way in his career. The youngster recently scored 94 runs off just 29 balls in the tri series final against Sri Lanka A at Dambulla.

The prodigy batter also smashed a magnum opus knock of 175 runs in the Under-19 World Cup final against England.

The 15-year-old is full of confidence and he is definitely knocking at the selection doors with his breathtaking performances. However, the team management has indicated that he would need to wait for his chances with the national team.

The second T20I between India and England will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday.