Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise through the ranks Indian cricket he was fast, and the 15-year-old is now on the verge of another milestone. He is expected to make his India debut in the first T20I against Ireland in Belfast on Friday, which would make him India’s youngest international cricketer.If elected, Sooryavanshi will be 15 years and 91 days, younger than Sachin Tendulkar he was when he made his debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16 years and 205 days. Mladic’s expected debut comes after a strong IPL season with Rajasthan Royalswhere he finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 776 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 237.30.Just a few days ago, while playing for India A against Sri Lanka A, Sooryavanshi broke the record for the fastest half-century in List A cricket, reaching the milestone in just 11 balls.As anticipation builds around his likely debut, former Australian opener and Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer he joined a growing list of cricketing figures praising the teenager.“Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is only the second selfie I’ve asked for! The second was with an AFL champion I watched when I was little,” Langer told BBC Sport.“I said ‘I’ve never done this before in the IPL, but do you mind if we take a selfie together? Because I’m in awe of your talent, I’m in awe of your mindset, I’m in awe of the way you play cricket’. Watching him bat is amazing.”“What makes him so special? He’s got amazing hands. I always say they’re really great players, their hands are like a pool hose,” added the former Australian batsman.“She almost does a figure eight in her backswing. You know, it’s small, it’s subtle, but they’re just loose.”
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“A lot of left-handers, when they try to hit a six, go off-target to the leg-side, which is different with Sooryavanshi who sets up to hit the side,” said Langer, adding: “On the first ball of his IPL career, he hit a six over cover. Not over long-on, not over deep mid-wicket like many left-handers. He hit a six over cover and it was about 20 strokes back to the stands.”
