India, Oct. 17 -- India captain Shreyas Iyer reiterated on Saturday that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs to wait for his chance, as, for now, the management will continue to back the established opening combination of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson.

Sooryavanshi had a breakthrough IPL 2026 season for the Rajasthan Royals, smashing 776 runs, winning all the major batting accolades. This performance earned him a place in India's T20I squad for the tours of Ireland and England. However, he has only played eight T20Is so far, and his appearances have been few and far between despite being named Player of the Series in Zimbabwe.

Most of Sooryavanshi's T20I appearances have come when VVS Laxman has taken over the reins of the team. Under head co...