England’s all-rounder Sam Curran described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “amazing story”, saying the 15-year-old has grabbed the attention coming his way, while hoping England will keep him quiet when he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricketing world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s India debut ever since he was selected for the UK tour after his performances for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Speaking to the media ahead of the second T20I, Curran said that he followed Sooryavanshi closely during the IPL.“I think it’s an amazing story. I’ve been watching a lot of IPL for a month, and I’m just looking at this guy, he looks so easy.“He’s so raw and he’s just having the time of his life, isn’t he? Playing for India at the age of 15 is a cool story and I think even as the opposition, you have to admire skill and things like that,” said Curran.Curran believes the conditions in England could present a different challenge for the youngster.“I think England will probably be a different challenge, the pitches are very different, much slower than in India. Guys can have their plans and all these things.“So I guess, we will have our plans, of course, but I’m not saying that they are the right plans, you never know because he plays well.“But at the end of the day, I’ll try and apply my skills, but there’s no doubt that he’s very special at what he does,” he said.Sooryavanshi ended IPL 2026 as the tournament’s highest run-scorer, scoring 776 runs at a strike rate of over 230.Curran also said that managing the attention that comes with playing for India will be Sooryavanshi’s biggest challenge.“I think being an Indian cricketer in India is probably bigger than us. So I think that’s probably his biggest challenge, how he handles that. He has played one or two seasons in the IPL and is straight into the Indian squad now. I’m sure there are people around him who are trying to help him.“I’m sure he’s had his ups and downs like everyone else, but as a cricket player, you have to enjoy what he’s doing because it’s so cool. At 15, I think I was just knocking around at Surrey indoor school.”