India, June 20 -- India A captain Tilak Varma has backed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to continue playing with freedom despite the growing scrutiny around the teenage batter's form and temperament in the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka.

Vaibhav has arrived in the India A setup with huge attention around him, but the transition has not been straightforward. The left-hander has shown flashes of his attacking game, including a quick 44 against Afghanistan A, but he has not yet produced the big match-winning innings expected from him. His starts have kept the discussion alive, while the tense Super Over defeat against Sri Lanka A added another layer of pressure.

The match against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla turned dramatic after India A lost in the Sup...