There is a problem on the debut of Vaibhav Suryavanshi… will he get a chance in the first match or will have to wait, shocking statement of the batting coach

New Delhi. Vaibhav Suryavanshi is currently the biggest topic of discussion in Indian cricket circles. He has been included in Team India for the two-match T20 International series against Ireland starting on Friday (June 26) in Belfast. Seeing Vaibhav’s sensational performance, fans and cricket pundits want to see him debut in the blue jersey as soon as possible. However, on the eve of the match, Indian team’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak gave a big and important update on Vaibhav’s debut chances.

Sitanshu Kotak has made it clear that Vaibhav is a very talented player and will get plenty of opportunities in the future, but to make room for a young player of just 15 years, the team management will not drop those senior players who are consistently performing brilliantly for India. Kotak believes that there is a very fine line between giving a chance to a new player and being unfair to another player, which the team management understands very well.

Vaibhav is rich with amazing talent: Sitanshu Kotak
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak praised Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s batting and his mental strength. He said, ‘Vaibhav is exceptionally talented, there is no doubt about it. The way he has batted in the IPL and other matches, it is clear that he has excellent natural ability. In IPL 2026, he faced the world’s fastest and experienced bowlers like Joffra Archer and looking at him it did not seem as if he was under any pressure.

Kotak further said that the captain and head coach will decide on the final eleven this evening. If Vaibhav gets a chance to play then it is a great thing, and even if he does not, it is a big thing for him that he is a part of the Indian team at this age. He clarified that it would be completely wrong to sit out another player who is scoring just to give a chance to one player.

Had created a stir in IPL 2026 and India ‘A’
The demand to include Vaibhav Suryavanshi in the Indian team has not arisen overnight, but behind it is his strong domestic and IPL record. While playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 season, this left-handed batsman had destroyed the opposition bowlers. He batted brilliantly and scored 776 runs in just 16 matches. Apart from the IPL, Vaibhav’s bat also flourished in the recently concluded India ‘A’ one-day triangular series in Sri Lanka. His consistent performance and ability to play big shots forced the selectors to send him on a tour of Ireland with the senior team at such a young age. Vaibhav is the youngest player ever to be selected in the Indian men’s cricket team.

Team India’s top-order and selectors’ headache
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is basically an opening batsman and bats in the top order. But at this time, making a place in the playing eleven of Team India is like chewing an iron gram. The Indian team has recently returned as the champion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, where India’s top order made a splash. In the T20 World Cup, world number-1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma started the innings with Sanju Samson, while Ishan Kishan was batting at number-3. Sanju Samson was the highest run-scorer for India in the T20 World Cup 2026. Ishan Kishan scored more than 300 runs in the entire tournament for this team captained by Suryakumar Yadav. Abhishek Sharma made India the champion by scoring a brilliant half-century in the high-pressure final match played against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium. All these three batsmen had scored a lot of runs in IPL 2026 also. In such a situation, to include Vaibhav in the playing eleven, one of these three will have to be dropped, which will be a very difficult and unfair decision considering his current form.

‘I’m happy I’m not a selector’
Sitanshu Kotak also took a dig at this ‘excess’ of talent in Indian cricket. He said that there is so much talent in India at present that choosing a team has become a big headache for the selectors. Heaving a sigh of relief, he said, ‘To be honest, I do not have to face such a big headache because I am not the head coach or captain. But yes, sometimes this situation becomes very difficult. We have to remember that the players who are already performing well and are winning matches for the team cannot be ignored. BCCI’s domestic structure is so strong that new players will keep coming.