Sri Lanka, June 16 -- In the wake of the fallout in Dambulla on Monday, which overshadowed Sri Lanka A's nerve-wracking win against India A, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi received a firm message from a former Sri Lanka captain, who waited patiently near the Indian dressing room long after the Rangiri International Stadium had emptied to meet the teen prodigy.

Sooryavanshi was rewarded with an India A call-up last month after his sensational IPL 2026 season, where he plundered 776 runs and swept away five individual awards. The Pathway Series was meant to serve as a boost and preparation for something much bigger - a potential India debut in the T20Is against Ireland later this month.

However, Sooryavanshi has endured a quiet campaign in Sri Lan...