Vaibhav Sooryavanshi not making debut in Ireland not on ‘expected lines’: Gavaskar expects course correction in England

However, he added that the young lad from Samastipur, Bihar, can expect to play at least one match in England next month. Earlier, Sooryavanshi earned a national team call-up on the back of a 700+ run season for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 season.

The world expected Sooryavanshi to get his maiden cap in Belfast, but Prince Yadav and Suryansh Shedge got the chance to make their debuts before him, and the 15-year-old needs to wait further.

“I think he will play in one of the matches, if not all the matches in England. Depends on what happens in the second T20I against Ireland. It really would be unthinkable if India lost a series to Ireland. We are the world champions. It's not just Indian cricket. We are the world champions. Ireland is a full-member team. But Ireland has also beaten full-member teams in the past. But not so much in the T20 format. Perhaps in the 50-over format, they have managed to surprise other teams. So, this game becomes very, very important. And depending on this game, we'll probably get a better idea,” he added.

“We saw the other day, who gets to a half-century in list A cricket in just 11 deliveries, the fastest in list A cricket. I mean, these are things which are unthinkable. These are things which are really, really, very, very special. And that is why there is excitement around him. That is why the belief is that he should be played. And that is why the desire of so many to see him don the India colours,” Gavaskar said.

“So yes, one can understand that. But as you said, you don't break partnerships, you know, just like that. But maybe you could still find a place, and that's why this fact becomes important. You could still find a place if India doesn't do well, if the Indian openers don't do well again this time around. You might see him open the batting against England. And one of them is being dropped down the order, maybe not dropped out of the 11, one of the openers would be dropped down the order. But as I said, it depends on what happens in the second T20I against Ireland," he added.

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