Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer in frame. Image Credit: Instagram and ANI
India T20I Squad: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to be called up for the Indian cricket team. The 15-year-old prodigy, following a remarkable season in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, has been called up by the Indian team for T20I tours to Ireland, England, and the Asian Games 2026. Shafali Varma held the record for the youngest Indian to debut in international cricket. Meanwhile, in the men’s team, it was Sachin Tendulkar who famously held the record when he made his debut at the age of 16 against Pakistan.
It seems like the wishes of almost every Indian have been answered as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, following a record-breaking IPL 2026, has been called up for the Indian team. The left-handed batter scored over 700 runs to win the Orange Cap. Meanwhile, he also broke Chris Gayle’s record for the most sixes in a single season of the tournament, having hit 72 maximums in 16 games. Moreover, Sooryavanshi became the first player to be named the emerging player and MVP in a single year.
Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 games at a strike rate of 237.30, which earned him the award for the highest strike rate and a TATA Sierra Car that he won’t be old enough to drive in India for three years.
In another major development, Shreyas Iyer was named the T20I captain of the Indian cricket team. The right-handed batter replaced Suryakumar Yadav, who had led the team to World Cup glory earlier this year. Sky was not only axed from the captaincy but was also dropped from the squad. Meanwhile, Iyer, who last played for India in the shortest format in 2023, made it back to the team to lead the side as well. Shreyas makes the team after impressing in IPL as a captain. Notably, he led Kolkata Knight Riders to the IPL title in 2024 before making the finals the next year with Punjab Kings.
India Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
India Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
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