15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who won the Orange Cap in IPL 2026, for scoring 776 runs in 16 matches for Rajasthan Royals, is part of India’s T20I squad for the two-match series against Ireland and on Friday (June 26) he could potentially make his India debut as well.
On the eve of his maiden international series with the Indian men’s cricket team, Sooryavanshi trained with the Indian players, and the clip of his first-ever practice session is now going viral on the internet.
Here’s a look:
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in full preparation mode 🏃➡️
A senior team debut just around the corner 👀
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— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) June 25, 2026
Even though Vaibhav is part of the squad, it remains to be seen whether he can secure a place in the playing XI. The 15-year-old bats in the top order, but India’s T20I top order is already packed with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan. All three scored half-centuries in India’s last T20I assignment, making it interesting to see whether the team management decides to leave one of them out to accommodate Vaibhav in the XI.
If Vaibhav gets a game for India in either of the two T20Is against Ireland or the five-match series against England next month, he will break Sachin Tendulkar’s 37-year-old record and become the youngest cricketer to represent the Indian men’s cricket team.
Youngest cricketers to play for India
| PLAYER | AGE | FORMAT | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 16 years, 205 days | Test | Pakistan | Karachi | November 15, 1989 |
| Piyush Chawla | 17 years, 75 days | Test | England | Mohali | March 9, 2006 |
| Laxman Sivaramakrishnan | 17 years, 118 days | Test | West Indies | St John’s | April 28, 1983 |
| Parthiv Patel | 17 years, 152 days | Test | England | Nottingham | August 8, 2002 |
| Maninder Singh | 17 years, 193 days | Test | Pakistan | Karachi | December 23, 1982 |
| Vijay Mehra | 17 years, 265 days | Test | New Zealand | Mumbai (BS) | December 2, 1955 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 17 years, 265 days | Test | Australia | Bengaluru | March 25, 1998 |
| Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 17 years, 320 days | ODI | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | March 22, 1999 |
| Chetan Sharma | 17 years, 338 days | ODI | West Indies | Jamshedpur | December 7, 1983 |
| AG Milkha Singh | 18 years, 13 days | Test | Australia | Chennai | January 13, 1960 |
Tendulkar was 16 years and 205 days old when he made his international debut for India in a Test match against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989. In comparison, Vaibhav was 15 years and 90 days old on June 25, 2026, and could make his India debut at the age of 15 years and 91 days.
Youngest to play T20Is for India
| PLAYER | AGE | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Washington Sundar | 18 years, 80 days | Sri Lanka | Mumbai (WS) | December 24, 2017 |
| Rishabh Pant | 19 years, 120 days | England | Bengaluru | February 1, 2017 |
| Ishant Sharma | 19 years, 152 days | Australia | Melbourne | February 1, 2008 |
At present, the record for being the youngest cricketer to play a T20I for the Indian men’s cricket team is held by Washington Sundar. Sundar was 18 years and 80 days old when he made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 24, 2017.
