India, July 4 -- Former India batter S Badrinath has urged the team management to seriously consider handing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his India debut, arguing that the teenage sensation's red-hot form should not be wasted at a time when Sanju Samson is struggling for runs in the national set-up.

The debate around Sooryavanshi's non-selection has grown louder after India's shock T20I series defeat to Ireland and Samson's continued lean patch at the top of the order. Samson, who has been backed as one of India's opening options in the post-World Cup phase, has managed only 5, 0 and 1 in his last three international innings, increasing the noise around whether India should look beyond him and unleash Sooryavanshi.

Badrinath, speaking on his Yo...