India, May 14 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday rewarded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his sensational IPL 2026 campaign with a spot in the 15-member India A squad for the upcoming tri-nation 50-over series in Sri Lanka, starting June 9. Yet, ironically, that very opportunity could delay his much-anticipated India debut.

Voices across the cricketing world - Ian Bishop, Michael Vaughan, Michael Clarke, Shikhar Dhawan, Kris Srikkanth and many others - have spent more than a year urging the BCCI to fast-track the teenager into the Indian setup ever since the world got its first glimpse of his extraordinary talent. It did not take long for comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar to emerge. But this season, Sooryavanshi ele...