Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (Agency photo)
India’s T20 World Cup campaign received a special boost on Sunday as teenage batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi extended his support to the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team ahead of the high-voltage clash against Pakistan.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Insta Story
The young star took to Instagram and shared a heartfelt story wishing the India women’s team all the best in their opening match of the tournament.
India begin their T20 World Cup journey against arch-rivals Pakistan in Birmingham in what is being touted as one of the most anticipated contests of the tournament. The draw has placed the two teams in a highly competitive group, making a strong start crucial to their hopes of qualifying.The rivalry has been largely in India’s favor over the years. India holds a 6-2 advantage over Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup and has won 13 of the 16 T20Is played between the two teams.Harmanpreet Kaur’s side will aim to continue this dominance when they take the field on Sunday. India are expected to rely on experienced stars like Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemima Rodriguez, Deepti Sharma and skipper Harmanpreet, while Pakistan will look to skipper Fatima Sana and their young batting talents to challenge the favourites.
Vaibhav’s support carries added significance given his meteoric rise in Indian cricket. At just 15-and-a-half years of age, the batting prodigy has already earned an Indian call-up for the T20I tour of the UK after a sensational IPL 2026 campaign. acting
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Royals, Vaibhav finished as the tournament’s top run-scorer with 776 runs and stunned the bowlers with an extraordinary strike rate of over 237. His fearless batting made him one of the biggest stories of the season and cemented his status as one of the brightest young talents in world cricket.
