Shreyas Iyer and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Because our openers are scoring consistently, and they have won the World Cup.”, it’s not like he can walk in right now,. India T20 captain Shreyas Iyer has made it clear that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for regular opportunities in the playing XI, with established openers Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson continuing to deliver at the top of the order. “He is very young, he has more years to get opportunities.
Speaking on the eve of India’s five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Iyer stressed that the 15-year-old has plenty of time to establish himself at the international level and should remain comfortable within the team environment while waiting for his opportunities.
“It’s important that a talent like him (Sooryavanshi) should always be happy around the dressing room,” Iyer said. “Next time, whenever he comes in these conditions, he will be very well-prepared. And he can also instruct the other team members, whoever comes here for the first time.”
Despite the teenager’s impressive rise, Iyer believes there is no need to rush his integration into the side, pointing out that India’s current opening combination has been performing consistently and played a key role in the team’s successful defence of the T20 World Cup title earlier this year.