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India Picks 15-Year-Old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Breaks Tendulkar Record

6/6/2026

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Sooryavanshi Breaks Record

India selected 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the T20I series, making him the youngest ever at 15 years 71 days and breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 36-year record.
Selector Ajit Agarkar cited his IPL 2026 tally of 776 runs, 72 sixes at a 237.30 strike rate, which also earned him the Orange Cap, MVP and Emerging Player awards.
He is also named in India’s Asian Games cricket team, offering a possible continental debut.

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Yadav Announces Squad

BCCI posted on X that Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy was a sterling example of leadership and noted the historic T20 World Cup win.
Yadav shared the England-tour squad on Instagram, wishing the group success.
Harbhajan Singh tweeted that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is the youngest cricketer ever selected for Team India.
These posts use X and Instagram to announce squads before the series.

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Sooryavanshi Sets Record

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 175 runs from 80 balls in the Under-19 World Cup final, the highest individual total in global-tournament finals.
He debuted in first-class cricket at 12 and earned an IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals at 13 for 2025.
Jasprit Bumrah joined India’s Asian Games squad and was rested, along with Hardik Pandya, from the Ireland-England T20 series to focus on formats and Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, September-October 2026.

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Selectors Meet

BCCI selectors will meet on Saturday in Mumbai to finalize the Ireland-England T20 squad.
ESPNcricinfo said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s IPL debut persuaded selectors to give him a T20I chance.
Cricket insiders called the possible removal of Suryakumar Yadav a tough decision.
Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma are being mentioned as India T20 captaincy candidates, with Iyer’s back-to-back IPL wins cited as credentials.

History

Historical Context

The first ICC Cricket World Cup in June 1975, hosted by England, introduced a 60-over one-day format with eight teams and was won by the West Indies by 17 runs. That tournament proved limited-overs cricket could draw massive crowds and set the stage for later innovations such as T20, where boards now regularly promote teenage power-hitters to reshape international squads.

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Sooryavanshi Breaks Record

India selected 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the T20I series, making him the youngest ever at 15 years 71 days and breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s 36-year record.
Selector Ajit Agarkar cited his IPL 2026 tally of 776 runs, 72 sixes at a 237.30 strike rate, which also earned him the Orange Cap, MVP and Emerging Player awards.
He is also named in India’s Asian Games cricket team, offering a possible continental debut.

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