New Delhi, June 25 -- Virat Kohli's childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma hailed India's teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying that the 15-year-old prodigy "deserves" his international debut, as India prepare to take on Ireland in the first T20I of the two-match series, on Friday in Belfast.

The 15-year-old cricketer was named in India's T20I squads for the tours of Ireland and England, as well as the Asian Games. He became the youngest-ever player to be picked for the Indian national side, breaking a 36-year-old record held by legendary Sachin Tendulkar.

Tendulkar had made his India debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16, setting a record that stood for a very long time. If Sooryavanshi finds a place in the playing 11 ...