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While every cricket fan is waiting for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut match for Team India, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan made massive statements on the batter. On Jio Hotstar, Irfan Pathan said that Sooryavanshi is very stubborn and is waiting for the moment to show what he can do with his bat.
The inclusion of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the team becomes a headache for the team management because of the team selection. India has multiple options for every other position of the playing eleven. For example, if we talk about the existing T20I squad of the team, then for the opening slots, there are multiple candidates. Ishan Kishan, who is playing as a middle-order batter currently, can play as an opener as well.
Who will be dropped for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?
The biggest question is who will be dropped if the team management wants to play Vaibhav Sooryavanshi? Abhishek Sharma, the prominent opener of the team, is now in form, scoring half-centuries against Ireland and England in consecutive matches, and is hard to drop. Sanju Samson’s form is again in a slump.
One of the architects who shaped India’s 2026 T20 World Cup trophy-winning campaign is completely out of runs. Sanju Samson disappointed during the 2-match T20I series against Ireland, and in the first of the five-match T20I against in the ongoing series against England.
Irfan Pathan makes huge comments on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Throughout his career, inconsistency has been a major issue with Sanju Samson. It will be huge if the team management includes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in place of Samson in the ongoing contest against England. There are chances to see changes in the playing combination, but nothing can be said in advance.
“This boy is very special. As I said before, whenever he plays for India, replacing someone, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will not allow that player to make a comeback again for the same position; he is such a special and talented cricketer we have ever seen,” Irfan Pathan said alongside Saba Karim.
“THE DAY THIS BOY PLAYS, WHOEVER’S PLACE HE TAKES WON’T BE GETTING IT BACK!” 🏏🔥@IrfanPathan makes a MASSIVE statement about young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/DJUt3jOPBZ
— Rajat Jain (@RajatJain) July 2, 2026
India's next match will be at Old Trafford
India’s next match in the ongoing T20I series against England will be on July 4 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground. Will the cricket fans be able to witness the debut of Vaibhav for the senior national cricket team? As of now, there is no clear information about that. Along with the cricket fans, the cricket experts also wish to see the 15-year-old as early as possible in the Indian team colors.
Former cricketers like Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri have asked the Indian team management to allow the emerging batter to face the England cricket team. There are strong beliefs that the southpaw will show his true spirit even under overseas conditions.
As he took on some of the best bowlers of the planet during the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), expectations are high on the batter. However, in the recent past, on behalf of the team, cricketers and staff, on separate occasions, said that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is currently going through a learning phase with the other players of the team.
