Is team India wasting a talent? BCCI issues strong clarification on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s debut

The debate over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's delayed India debut continues, but BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has firmly backed the team management's decision to keep the 15-year-old on the bench. Sooryavanshi earned a senior call-up after a sensational IPL 2026 season, scoring 776 runs at an incredible strike rate of 237.31, but is yet to make his international debut. With India continuing to back the successful top-order trio of Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, and Ishan Kishan, Shukla said the fi