India, July 29 -- The rise and rise of the IPL boy wonder continues. Days after his Player of the Series-winning performance in India's 2-0 clean sweep of Zimbabwe, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been named vice-captain of the Ishan Kishan-led East Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which begins next month.

The squad was finalised during the East Zone Selection Committee meeting held at the Cricket Association of Bengal's Club House on Wednesday. The selectors also met CAB president Sourav Ganguly before announcing a squad largely comprising players from Bengal and Jharkhand. Sooryavanshi, notably, is the only player from Bihar to make the cut.

More importantly, the appointment underlines the faith Indian selectors now have in the tee...