Former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth has heaped praise on the 15-year-old opening batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for drawing massive crowds wherever he plays, bringing back the lost glory to the red-ball format.
Sooryavanshi, who is playing for East Zone in Duleep Trophy 2026 campaign, played two important knocks against Central Zone in the semi-final to advance his side to the grand finale of the prestigious campaign.
“He’s playing outstandingly well. He must be encouraged and never be discouraged. If he’s molded properly, he’ll be a superstar in the making. He’ll bring Test cricket back to its glory. Everyone watched the Duleep Trophy because of him. Even my wife is watching because of him. He’ll be a big asset going forward for World cricket,” Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.
Further, Srikkanth has reckoned that Sooryavanshi will play all formats of the game in the near future. Notably, the 15-year-old batter eclipsed Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing mark to become India’s youngest men’s international debutant.
“He played incredibly well. How can people even doubt whether this boy on whether he is capable of playing higher-level cricket? He can play every level of cricket, and he is going to rule World cricket shortly in all formats. He’s smashing medium pacers with no worries for straight sixes in red-ball cricket. He’s toying with the bowlers,” he added.
“Once he stabilizes and proves his thing, he’ll be in a different level. He also won the match for them with another valuable knock in the second innings. But he’s getting out in the 90s all the time. He must have missed five centuries just this season,” he concluded.
