New Delhi, July 25 -- Former India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth has criticised head coach Gautam Gambhir for dropping Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from the fifth T20I against England.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who made his senior India debut in the second T20I against England earlier in July, registered scores of 14, 13 and 15 from three T20Is against England.

The 15-year-old then played in the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday, wherein VVS Laxman is the stand-in head coach. The teenager slammed his first senior international half-century, hitting 50 runs from 19 deliveries.

"He (Sooryavanshi) has an effortless range of shots, yet, not one shot was cross-batted. This boy is really something special. How did Gautam Gambhir foo...