The long-awaited day has finally arrived. At the age of 15, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian player to make his international debut for India. He received his debut cap from Tilak Varma in the second T20I against England. He has broken the record of Sachin Tendulkar, the God of Cricket, for being the youngest player to play international cricket. Sachin played his first match against Pakistan at the age of 16 years and 205 days. Vaibhav achieved this feat at the age of 15 years and 99 days.
After Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s explosive performance in IPL 2026, his participation in Team India was confirmed. July 4, 2026, has become one of the most memorable dates in Indian cricket history. After making his debut against England, he became the youngest player to play international cricket. Previously, this record was held by Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket. Sachin played his first match against Pakistan at the age of 16 years and 205 days. Suryavanshi achieved this historic feat at the age of 15 years and 99 days after being included in the playing XI.
IPL 2026: Vaibhav Suryavanshi made waves with his 183-run knock in the Under-19 World Cup 2026 final. Subsequently, his performance in IPL 2026 stunned everyone. The 15-year-old player hit sixes off the first ball of the innings against Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins. He won the Orange Cap by scoring 776 runs in 16 innings throughout the season. He also scored one century and five fifties during this period. In this edition, he also broke Chris Gayle’s record of hitting the most sixes in an IPL season, 59. Vaibhav had hit 72 sixes.
Also, let us tell you that with the arrival of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson has lost his place in the playing XI. He has scored only 5 runs in the last 3 innings. Head coach Gautam Gambhir was also seen talking to Sanju after the toss.
India’s playing XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Harshit Rana, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.