India, June 7 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's maiden India call-up has already attracted praise from former cricketers, with Sky Sports commentators Simon Doull and Mark Butcher hailing the 15-year-old's rise during their coverage of the first Test between England and New Zealand.

Discussing India's squad for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland and England, the panel argued that Sooryavanshi had made selection inevitable after his extraordinary IPL 2026 season.

"Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, leading run-scorer in the recent IPL with well over 750 runs. Unbelievable talent," Doull said. "They've got to get him into the side. They had to find a way."

The teenager earned his maiden India call-up after scoring 776 runs in IPL 2026, finishing as the...