Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made a memorable start to his international career during the second T20I against England at Old Trafford, becoming India’s youngest male international cricketer at the age of just 15. Although his debut innings lasted just 10 deliveries, the teenage sensation gave fans a glimpse of his fearless approach by smashing two towering sixes before being dismissed for 14. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar felt the dismissal was uncharacteristic of the youngster, insisting that the shot selection did not reflect Sooryavanshi’s natural game.Sooryavanshi’s promising knock ended when Jos Buttler failed him off the bowling of Will Jacks. The youngster danced down the track looking to attack, but Jacks deftly fired a flat delivery outside the off stump. Defeated by the turn and bounce, Sooryavanshi missed an attempted cut shot, allowing Buttler to complete a sharp leg.After the resignation, Sunil Gavaskar admitted that it was not a natural shot. “That was not his shot. His shot was the cover drive,” Gavaskar told Sony Sports while analyzing the dismissal.Before the innings, Gavaskar spoke glowingly about the excitement surrounding the teenager’s debut, describing him as “India’s kid” and expressing confidence that he will play fearlessly from the start.“I won’t be surprised if he gets out from the first ball. Everyone watching India will be jumping. They will all be happy because he is India’s kid now. And everyone wants to see their kid do well,” Gavaskar said.
England beat India by four wickets
England beat India by four wickets in a thrilling second T20I at Emirates Old Trafford, chasing 191 with a run to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after the opener was washed out.India posted 190/7 thanks to valuable contributions across the batting order. In his historic debut, 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored a fearless 14 off 10 balls, while Abhishek Sharma gave a strong start with 43 off 24. Ishan Kishan (49 off 40) and captain Shreyas Iyer (37 off 22) added a crucial 65-run partnership before Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 24 off 11 gave India a late boost. Sam Curran starred with the ball for England, claiming 3/33.England’s chase was headlined by Jacob Bethell, who remained unbeaten on 76 off 46 balls after the hosts were rocked by Arshdeep Singh’s double strike in the opening over. Bethell counterattacked brilliantly, including a game-changing 26-run over, to take England home despite India’s early dominance. India’s bowlers failed to maintain control in the latter half of the innings as Bethell guided England to victory with six balls to spare.