By Devadyuti Das | Updated: April 27, 2026 9:22 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all about former India cricketer's reservations about selecting Vaibhav Sooryavanshi this year.
Rajasthan Royals opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored his second IPL century last week in IPL 2026 match vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become eligible to make his Team India debut after turning 15 years of age last month.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is 2nd highest run-scorer so far in IPL 2026 season with 357 runs in 8 matches at a strike-rate of 234.86.
Ravichandran Ashwin feels Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's India debut should wait. "The selection committee is convinced that Vaibhav is ready, but then you are talking about Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan. All three are half-centurions in the T20 World Cup final," Ashwin told RevSportz website.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma were India openers in T20 World Cup 2026 which Team India won earlier this year.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was retained for Rs 1.1 crore by Rajasthan Royals ahead of IPL 2026 season. He has become youngest cricketer to score 1000 runs in T20 cricket at only 15 years of age.
R Ashwin wants Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal to be picked ahead of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. "If you take a fourth opener, then Yashasvi Jaiswal is also there. Vaibhav is ready, but national selectors need to give very good reasons to drop Abhishek or Sanju. Because if you drop either one, the question arises how Surya is keeping his place," Ashwin told RevSportz.