India, Aug. 30 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old sensation, who hails from Samastipur in Bihar, became the stand-in skipper for East Zone on Sunday in the Duleep Trophy semi-final against the Centre Zone at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. The left-handed opening batter entered the contest as the vice-captain, but an injury to regular skipper Ishan Kishan suddenly thrust a far greater responsibility on his shoulders. The teenager took charge during the 19th over of Central Zone's innings after Kishan was forced off the field.

Kishan was hit on his right wrist while keeping wickets and immediately received treatment from the team physios. He subsequently left the field for further assessment, later returning with his ha...