Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to travel with parents on India tours

MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has allowed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to have his parents accompany him on away tours. 

A day earlier, Sooryavanshi was named in India’s T20 squad for the tours of Ireland and England, as well as the Asian Games, after making remarkable performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

The southpaw is currently in Sri Lanka with the India A squad for a tri-nation series.

“His father will be flying down to Sri Lanka today,” said Devajit Saikia, secretary of the BCCI.

“Also, if his parents want to go to England and Ireland with him, then we will make arrangements for their travel. They would be his best support system,” he added.

For the unversed, India, the T20 World Cup 2026 winnersa are set to play Ireland and England at the end of this month.

For the unversed, India, the T20 World Cup 2026 winners, are set to play Ireland and England later this month.

Following these tours, they are scheduled to take part in the Asian Games to be held in Japan in September and October.

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Sooryavanshi could become India’s youngest international debutant at the age of 15. Currently, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record, having made his debut at the age of 16 years and 205 days in 1989.

The teenage prodigy selection comes after a stellar IPL campaign for Rajasthan Royals, where he finished as the highest-run getter with 776 runs to his name at a staggering strike rate of 237.30. He hit one century and five fifties in his record-breaking campaign.

For his outstanding performances, Sooryavanshi won the Orange Cap, the IPL’s most valuable player and the emerging player prizes.

During the squad announcement, India chief selector Ajit Agarkar noted that Sooryavanshi formed them to pick him in the squad.

“With his performances, he has almost forced us to pick him,” Ajit Agarkar said.

“Like everyone else that has watched T20 cricket in India, we have got high hopes of him. I think he just has picked himself,” he explained.

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