The 15-year-old sensation has made a name for himself in white-ball cricket over the last year and it resulted in his maiden T20U series call-up in England and Zimbabwe. However, questions remain over whether he will play red-ball cricket in the future and in the ongoing Duleep Trophy, he managed just 8 runs in East Zone’s Duleep Trophy quarterfinal against North East Zone. He even scored his first half-century against Zimbabwe and even won the Player of the Series award.
When asked about Sooryavanshi’s Test prospects, Waugh said that the youngster will be ready but wondered if India will give him a chance this early. Former Australian cricket team skipper Steve Waugh believes that young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be good enough to play Test cricket in the future.
Former Australian cricket team skipper Steve Waugh believes that young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be good enough to play Test cricket in the future.
He has that sort of talent, but it’ll be different,” he said on Star Sports. You don’t want to throw him into Test cricket without a lot of three- or four-day cricket experience,” said Waugh. “He’s obviously a freakish talent, and he will be good enough to play Test cricket. I’ve no doubt about that. The question is if India are prepared to give him an opportunity so early. There’s nothing to say that he doesn’t score a century in his first Test match. “There will be different challenges for him in Test cricket. Bowlers have more scope to do things differently. I would like to see him have more first-class experience under his belt.
