he did not shy away from heaping immense praise on the 15-year-old opening batter While New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner admitted that competition in the Indian team is fierce. India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi heads into the T20I series against New Zealand as one of the most daunting players for the opponents to face. After failing to feature in a single game for India during the five-match series against the West Indies, Sooryavanshi cannot be sure of an opportunity against the Kiwis.
Santner, who kept a close watch on India’s T20I assignment against the West Indies, said that his teammates already know how good Sooryavanshi is. “Looking at India’s squad and their last series, obviously he didn’t play, but we have seen firsthand how good he is,” he told reporters. As Santner arrived at the press conference on the eve of the T20I series opener, questions around Sooryavanshi and the potential threat he carries were bound to be asked.
Santner said that his team has plans ready for the teenage opener if he plays While the decision to play him or not rests in the hands of the Gautam Gambhir -led team management. Santner has come up against Sooryavanshi in the Indian Premier League (IPL) multiple times.
