He constantly asks questions… Vaibhav Suryavanshi dominates the dressing room, will he get a chance in the second T20 after the defeat to Ireland?

New Delhi. Indian team opener Abhishek Sharma says that Vaibhav Suryavanshi is very curious and wants to learn continuously. This left-handed batsman has created a stir in the Indian cricket circles in the last few months. His explosive journey, which started from IPL 2026, has now reached the dressing room of the Indian senior team. Vaibhav, who was included in Team India’s T20I squad for the first time for the Ireland tour, did not get a chance in the playing eleven in the first match, but after the team’s crushing defeat, the demand to make him debut in the second and final T20 match has become very strong.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fearless style first came into limelight during IPL 2026. Playing for Rajasthan Royals, this left-handed batsman scored a total of 776 runs, destroying the best bowlers in the world. His fearless batting forced the selectors to bring him to the doorstep of the senior team even at such a young age. After this, what happened in the final of the tri-series played between India A and Sri Lanka A, wrote history. Vaibhav executed one of the most destructive innings of List-A cricket. He played a brilliant inning of 94 runs in just 29 balls. During this, he completed his half-century in just 11 balls, which is the fastest fifty in List-A history.

Abhishek Sharma revealed secrets about Vaibhav
In the press conference after the first T20 match against Ireland, senior opener Abhishek Sharma said that even though Vaibhav did not get a chance to take the field, he has won everyone’s heart in the dressing room. Abhishek said, ‘As a team, I think it is our responsibility to make him feel comfortable. He is very young and from what I felt, he is very eager to play all the time. He’s still learning. He’s constantly asking questions, so I think he has that thing in him where he wants to learn a lot of things. Obviously, it’s like a dream for him. So we are trying our best to make him feel that he is a part of this group.

India’s strategy in the first T20 was a flop
There were speculations that Vaibhav would get the cap for his international debut at the Stormont ground in Ireland. But, the Indian team management decided to keep faith only in the champion opening pair of T20 World Cup 2026. However, this move of the management completely backfired. Batting first, Ireland scored a strong score of 182 runs. In response, the Indian team collapsed like a house of cards. The entire team was all out for just 148 runs with 7 balls remaining and Ireland registered a historic win by 34 runs.

Abhishek’s lonely fight and the need for Suryavanshi
Only Abhishek Sharma shone from India’s side in this match. He scored a stormy half-century in just 20 balls, but he did not get anyone’s support from the other end. Shivam Dubey’s contribution of 25 runs was the second highest score of the team. This crushing defeat has exposed the shortcomings of Indian batting, after which cricket pundits and fans believe that keeping an ‘X-factor’ player like Vaibhav Suryavanshi on the bench proved costly for the team.