India, June 8 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's inclusion in India's T20I squads for tours of Ireland and England, and the Asian Games, has been met with considerable excitement across the cricketing world. British media, in particular, has shown keen interest in hosting the teenage sensation later this month. Sooryavanshi's breakthrough into the Indian team was only a matter of time after he set IPL 2026 alight, scoring 776 runs to finish as the tournament's Orange Cap winner. As BCCI chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar pointed out, Sooryavanshi's string of performances left the selectors with little choice but to include him for the UK tour.

However, earning a call-up is one thing; succeeding on the international stage is quite another. That is...