India, Sept. 18 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old prodigy, might have won the Player of the Series accolade in Zimbabwe, but he now needs to wait for his opportunity, as Sanju Samson remains ahead in the pecking order. The left-handed batter didn't get a single game in the series against Afghanistan, which the Men in Blue won 3-0 on Thursday, and the status quo is likely to be maintained in the upcoming Asian Games, where VVS Laxman will coach the Shreyas Iyer-led side.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday made it clear that Sooryavanshi needs to wait as Samson and Abhishek Sharma are likely to be persisted with in the near future because of their past performances. The team management's handling of Samson and Sooryavanshi ...