India, Aug. 24 -- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's much-anticipated Duleep Trophy debut did not produce the results he would have hoped for, lasting just six balls in the middle for East Zone in the first innings against the North East Zone at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. However, the 15-year-old still attracted plenty of attention during the domestic red-ball fixture. Sooryavanshi was the talk of the town heading into the competition after he was named as East Zone vice-captain, acting as deputy to Ishan Kishan.

Having already made headlines with his fearless approach in the IPL and in international cricket, Sooryavanshi entered the red-ball contest with considerable interest in his performance. However, his stay at the crease was...