Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, IND vs ZIM: The schedule of Team India’s Zimbabwe tour has arrived. This tour of the Indian team will take place in July. A 3-match T20 series will be played on this tour. This tour can be a good opportunity for the Indian team to test its bench strength by giving rest to the senior players. In such a situation, Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s name will be a big option for the selectors while choosing the team. Recently Vaibhav has also celebrated his 15th birthday, in such a situation the rules and regulations of international cricket are not going to be a hindrance anymore. So why will Vaibhav Suryavanshi get a chance?
India tour of Zimbabwe in July
If we look at the schedule of Zimbabwe tour, Team India has to play a match there in the last week of July. The Indian team will play its first T20 match with Zimbabwe on 23 July. The second match of the series will be played on 25th July. Whereas the last match of the 3-match T20 series will be held on 26 April. That means the entire series will be of 4 days and all its matches will be played only in Harare.
Will Vaibhav Suryavanshi get a chance?
Now the question is whether Vaibhav Suryavanshi will get a chance on this tour? The answer to this question depends on two things – Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance and the thinking of the Indian selectors. As far as Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s performance is concerned, he is continuously leaving his mark at every level. The way he has started IPL 2026 with a strong half-century, it seems that he will score a lot of runs this season too.
After the IPL, the Indian team has to play a T20 series with Ireland in June, which will start from June 26. It is possible that the Indian selectors may give rest to some senior players of the team in that series and think of giving a chance to Vaibhav Suryavanshi. If this happens then his debut can be seen there.
Why will Vaibhav Suryavanshi get a chance in Zimbabwe?
After the T20 series against Ireland, the option of giving Vaibhav Suryavanshi a chance on the Zimbabwe tour will be open to the Indian selectors. Apart from IPL performance, there will be hope of sending Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Zimbabwe tour because he has shown better performance in African conditions in Under-19 cricket.