Bhubaneswar, June 28 -- Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar has praised young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi while advising him to take inspiration from the discipline and mindset of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.

The 15-year-old prodigy from Samastipur, Bihar, is on the verge of becoming India's youngest-ever international cricketer. If he makes his debut during the ongoing T20I series against Ireland, he will surpass Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record of debuting for India at the age of 16 in 1989.

Although many expected Sooryavanshi to make his international debut in the opening T20I in Belfast, the team management, led by head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer, retained the experienced opening pair of Ab...