15-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Youngest Indian Cricketer Selected for National Squad
Summary
15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes the youngest Indian cricketer selected for the national T20 squad for upcoming tours and the Asian Games, breaking records held by Shafali Verma and Sachin Tendulkar.
Key Points
- 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been selected for the Indian national cricket team for the T20 series and Asian Games, becoming the youngest ever player selected at 15 years and 71 days.
- Vaibhav broke records previously set by Shafali Verma and Sachin Tendulkar as the youngest selected Indian cricketer.
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India changed T20 team leadership, replacing captain Suryakumar Yadav with Shreyas Iyer, and appointing Tilak Varma as vice-captain.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal was called into the One Day International team to replace injured Virat Kohli, with Shubman Gill captaining the squad.
