Since the start of the West Indies series, the 15-year-old opening batter hasn’t featured in a single game for India, warming the bench in all four assignments head coach Gautam Gambhir and others in the team management prefer the pairing of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma . With the series tied 2-2, the pressure is increasing on Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer to give Sooryavanshi a chance in the playing XI. The wait goes on for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi . Sooryavanshi hinted at what is going on in his mind during this frustrating period of wait While coach Gambhir has already made his plans for the teenage prodigy clear.
the 15-year-old has surprisingly gotten more consistent opportunities to play under VVS Laxman , who has coached the team whenever Gambhir has been busy with other assignments While Gambhir doesn’t see Sooryavanshi’s promotion to the playing XI as a controversial decision. Because those guys after three or four failures, don’t become bad players, from my point of view, I wanted to go back to the combination we had during the World Cup,. If a team that has gone from one World Cup to another one unbeaten and has won the World Cup.
In a cryptic social media post, Sooryavanshi wrote “still believing”, seemingly hinting that he hasn’t lost hope about earning spot in the playing XI for the 5th and final T20I against West Indies and guiding the team to a series-sealing victory. Gambhir said that it would not be fair if the management decides to drop one of Abhishek Sharm and Sanju Samson to accommodate Sooryavanshi. Known for his no-nonsense style of coaching, India head coach Gautam Gambhir made his stance clear over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s limited opportunities under him. “But again, sometimes you go with the players form as well. Suddenly, it has become a team after one series and these guys not become bad players.
