Mumbai, June 7 -- South African batting legend AB de Villiers has praised 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his talent and expressed optimism about his potential across formats, while also commending the selectors for including the teenage sensation in India's T20I squad.

On Saturday, the BCCI named Sooryavanshi in India's squads for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, as well as the Asian Games.

At 15, Sooryavanshi became the youngest-ever player to be picked for the Indian national side, breaking a 36-year-old record previously held by legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who debuted against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16.

Speaking at a Kabuni event at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on Sunday, de Villiers discussed Soo...