Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: Agencies)
He then became the youngest player to score a half-century in men’s international cricket when he reached the milestone against Zimbabwe at 15 years and 118 days. The 15-year-old returned to the India XI in the Asian Games semifinal against Sri Lanka. He made a bigger contribution in the game, scoring 38 off 21 balls.
Despite his early success, Sooryavanshi did not get a game during the entire Afghanistan series or the one-off T20I against Japan ahead of the Asian Games .
Because if Vaibhav plays today, then it’s going to be a tough conversation between me and whoever we leave out, whether it’s Abhishek or Sanju.
Gambhir said he had explained to Sooryavanshi that being in good form does not always mean a player will immediately get an opportunity. And there’s one more thing, social media or outside noise doesn’t decide the playing eleven,” Gambhir said on JioStar. Gambhir said the playing XI is picked based on what the coach and captain believe is the best combination to win a match.
“It depends on who in that dressing room, or who the coach and captain feel can win us the match, or what is the best playing eleven, and who have done well for such a long time.