‘There will be ups and downs’: England star issues reality check on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

England all-rounder Sam Curran has described Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “amazing story”, saying the 15-year-old has garnered interest his way, while hoping England can keep him quiet if he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricket world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s debut for India ever since he was picked for the UK tour after his performance for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.

Speaking to the media ahead of the second T20I, Curran said he followed Sooryavanshi closely during the IPL.“I think it’s an amazing story. I watched a lot of IPL matches for a month, and I was watching this guy, he looks so easy. It’s really unbelievable and it’s unbelievable that he’s getting the attention he deserves.“He’s very lethargic and having the time of his life, isn’t he? Playing for India when he was 15 is a great story and I think even when you’re a competitor, you have to admire the skill and things like that,” Curran said.Curran believes England’s conditions could present a different challenge for the youngster.“I think England will probably be a different challenge, the pitches are very different, a lot slower than in India.

Men can have their plans and all that kind of stuff.“So I think we’ll have our plans of course, but I’m not saying they’re the right plans, you never know because he’s playing really well.“But at the end of the day, I will try to implement my skills, but there is no doubt that he is very special at what he does,” he said.Sooryavanshi finished IPL 2026 as the highest run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 776 runs at a strike rate of over 230.Curran also said that dealing with the attention that comes with playing for India could be Suryavanshi’s biggest challenge.“I think being an Indian cricketer in India is probably a lot bigger than what we are now. So I think that will probably be his biggest challenge, which is how he deals with that. He’s played a season or two of the Indian Premier League and now he’s straight into the Indian team. I’m sure there are people around him who are trying to help him. But I think you never know until he makes his debut and we see how it goes.”“I’m sure he’ll have his ups and downs like everyone else, but as a cricketer, you have to enjoy what he does because he’s so great. When I was 15, I think I was just studying at a Surrey boarding school.”