India, June 9 -- Team India's batting coach Sitanshu Kotak cannot wait to work with the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the youngster was named in the senior squad for the upcoming series against Ireland and England. Last week, Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the selection committee, confirmed that Sooryavanshi forced himself into the squad owing to his fantastic performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 for the Rajasthan Royals, where he scored 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 237.31.

Sooryavanshi won multiple awards and also broke several records throughout the season, including the most sixes in a single season of the IPL, surpassing Chris Gayle. This swashbuckling show made it impossible for the selectors to ...