Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Photo by @BCCI on X)
New Delhi: The BCCI has decided to allow teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s parents to accompany him on the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, with the board set to bear all expenses in a bid to help the 15-year-old adjust to life in the Indian senior team.BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia said the move is aimed at ensuring that the youngster remains comfortable as he transitions from age-group cricket to the demands of international cricket.
“Since he is a child, we have decided to let his parents accompany him to Ireland and England, so that they can be with him and help him settle into the new environment. The board will cover all their expenses,” Saikia told Sportstar.The teenage batting prodigy earned his maiden India call-up for the T20I series in Ireland and England and the Asian Games after a record-breaking IPL 2026 campaign in which he amassed 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals.
The Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry is keen to facilitate the transition of teenagers
Saikia revealed that Sooryavanshi’s father, Sanjeev, has already traveled to Sri Lanka to join his son, who is currently with the Indian A side in the tri-series in Dambulla.“Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s father will arrive in Sri Lanka today and we will offer him that if he wants to go to the UK and Ireland as well, we will do so.
Vaibhav was selected for the India A team a few days ago and soon he will be a part of the India A men’s senior team.“To make him comfortable with the new environment, especially since he is a child, we have made arrangements for his father to go to Sri Lanka and be with his son so that he gets used to the new situation,” Saikia told IANS.The Secretary of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry stressed that the primary responsibility of the Board of Directors is to ensure that the young person does not feel isolated in unfamiliar surroundings.“He was also selected yesterday for the T20I tours of UK and Ireland. So we will make an offer that if the parent or father wants to go there, we will make that arrangement as well. This is basically to make the kid comfortable in the senior men’s team and that is the main thing behind it,” he said.“Because otherwise he was always traveling with his under-19 team or junior team or junior team. That meant he was in a comfort zone.
But now he’s going to be in the adult world and we want to make him comfortable, because he’s a 15-year-old kid. Certainly with his parents around, he would be more comfortable. “Provided he is satisfied and comfortable, we will do this,” he added.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Image source: BCCI/IPL)
A responsibility that goes beyond cricket
Saikia said the board had a duty to ensure that young players were not affected by the challenges of the new environment.“Look, we have some responsibility on us – that no one should feel uncomfortable or out of place in a new environment.
This is our basic principle so that he gradually adapts to being in the first team.”Sooryavanshi’s meteoric rise has been nothing short of extraordinary. After playing a starring role in India’s U-19 World Cup win, he dominated IPL 2026, finishing as the top run-scorer of the tournament with 776 runs, including a century and five fifties.He has also bagged numerous individual honours, bagging the Orange Cap Award, Emerging Player Award, Most Valuable Player Award, Best Strike Rate and the record for most sixes in a single IPL season.Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said the youngster effectively “selected himself” with his performance.“We have high hopes from him, and I think he has really picked himself,” Agarkar said.