India, June 27 -- Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar had glowing things to say about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, but also advised him to emulate Sachin Tendulkar and walk in his footsteps. The 15-year-old from Samastipur, Bihar, is all set to become the youngest-ever debutant for Team India, and if he achieves the feat in the next couple of weeks, he would break the record of the Master Blaster, which has stood for more than 36 years in men's cricket. Sachin had made his debut against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16, while Sooryavanshi is aiming to achieve the same milestone one year earlier, at the age of 15.

The world was waiting to see Sooryavanshi make his debut on Friday against Ireland in Belfast, but it wasn't to be, as head coach ...