Competition for opening slots has become intenseImage Credit source: PTI
Vaibhav Suryavanshi finally got a place in Team India. After hitting sixes and runs with his bat in two consecutive IPL seasons at a young age, Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been selected in Team India. Apart from the tour of Ireland and England, Vaibhav has got a place in the Indian T20 squad selected for the Asian Games. In this way, at the age of 15, Vaibhav has become the youngest player to be selected for the Indian men’s team. Now he has been selected but will Vaibhav Suryavanshi get a chance in the playing-11? Even if he comes, who will have to leave his place?
Will we get a chance to break Sachin’s record?
Who won the Orange Cap by scoring a record 776 runs in IPL 2026 Vaibhav Suryavanshi When he was selected in the India-A squad on the Sri Lanka tour, there were indications that he could also be selected for the T20 series. When BCCI announced the team on Saturday 6th June, it was also approved. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar also said that Vaibhav forced him to be selected by his strong performance in the second consecutive IPL season.
Now in terms of selection in the team, Vaibhav has broken the record of Sachin Tendulkar. But until he makes his debut, he will not be able to break Sachin’s record of being the youngest male cricketer to play for India. In such a situation, will he be able to get a place in the playing-11 of any match? Will anyone from the opening pair who won the T20 World Cup have to sacrifice themselves? If yes then who will it be between Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson?
Rotation will help but who will make the sacrifice?
First of all, let us tell you that a total of 7 T20 matches are to be played on the tour of Ireland and England. Of these, 2 will be played in Ireland and 5 in England. These two series do not have much importance for any upcoming tournament. In such a situation, rotation is certain to be done in the team and hence Vaibhav Suryavanshi is sure to get a chance in one or the other of these 7 matches. But who will free up space for them? For this, let us look at the IPL 2026 statistics of the three openers included in the team.
Vaibhav scored the highest 776 runs at a strike rate of 237 in IPL 2026 and won the Orange Cap. He also hit maximum 72 sixes during this period. Whereas Abhishek contributed 563 runs for his team and his strike rate was also 204. Abhishek also showed his strength by hitting 43 sixes. Apart from all these, Sanju Samson scored 477 runs, in which the strike rate was 165 and the sixes were only 24.
Gambhir can try this trick
In such a situation, these figures show that Sanju Samson may have to vacate space for Vaibhav. But it is not that only Sanju will have to sit out but Abhishek may also have to sit on the bench in some match. This is because through this series, coach Gautam Gambhir would like to try the combination of both the openers with Vaibhav so that he can know how and with whom to fit Vaibhav in the opening.
