Vaibhav Suryavanshi beats Sachin Tendulkar (Image: X)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has emerged as the biggest talking point from the latest Indian team announcements after earning his first national call-up and coming close to becoming the youngest debutant in the history of Indian men’s cricket.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named the 15-year-old in India’s squads for the upcoming T20I tours of Ireland and England, as well as the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. If he takes to the field, Suryavanshi will surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record and become the youngest player ever to represent the Indian men’s team.The Rajasthan Royals prodigy has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past year. After taking part in India’s victorious U-19 World Cup 2026, where he was named Player of the Tournament and Player of the Final, Sooryavanshi has carried his impressive form into IPL 2026.
The left-handed batsman lit up the IPL with a staggering 776 runs at a strike rate of 237.30.
Currently, the list of India’s youngest international cricketers is topped by Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut at the age of 16 years and 205 days. He is followed by Piyush Chawla (17 years 75 days), Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (17 years 118 days) and Parthiv Patel (17 years 152 days).
At just 15 years old, Sooryavanshi is now all set to rewrite this record and create another piece of history.
India lineup for Ireland vs England T20Is: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Varma (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.India squad for the Asian Games: Shreyas Iyer (centre), Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun C, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Jasprit Bumrah.