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Tears of joy: WATCH - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets emotional after getting maiden India cap at just 15 originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his India debut at 15, becoming the country's youngest-ever international cricketer.
- He received an emotional maiden cap from vice-captain Tilak Verma before the second T20I.
- Sooryavanshi replaced the out-of-form Sanju Samson, opening for India against England at Old Trafford.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets emotional after getting maiden India cap at just 15
After weeks of feverish speculation, mounting frustration and endless national debate, the moment Indian cricket had been longing for finally arrived. The agonising wait for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's international debut came to a joyous and historic conclusion on a memorable day in Manchester.
The 15-year-old was finally handed his maiden India cap ahead of the second T20I against England at Old Trafford. In doing so, he rewrote a record that had stood for decades, becoming the youngest player ever to represent India in international cricket.
At just 15 years and 99 days, Sooryavanshi surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing mark of 16 years and 205 days. The enormity of the occasion clearly moved the teenager, who was visibly emotional as he collected the cap he had waited so long to earn.
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An emotional maiden India cap
Vice-captain Tilak Verma was handed the honor of presenting the cap in a touching ceremony. Describing the scene live on air, the commentator said, "Tilak Verma, the vice captain passing on the cap to a 15-year-old," before adding with real feeling, "This is a great moment."
The commentator was in no doubt about the scale of the achievement. "I mean this history being created, the youngest player in India in any format for Men's cricket," he said, before offering a heartfelt wish, "I hope it's only beginning of a very long journey."
Broadcaster Star Sports captured the mood in a celebratory social media post. "Young enough to surprise. Good enough to belong. At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes India's youngest-ever debutant," itwrote. The teenager came in to open, replacing the out-of-form Sanju Samson.
India captain Shreyas Iyer offered a ringing endorsement of the bold selection. "He's someone who doesn't take pressure at all. Has an unflinching nature," Iyer said at the toss, insisting the prodigy "completely deserves to be in the squad" after his stunning recent form.
MORE: Sooryavanshi's emergence couldn't have come at a worse time for Sanju Samson
A moment worth the long wait
The tears and raw emotion on display told the story far better than any statistic ever could. For a teenager who had carried the drinks and endured a deafening national debate, finally pulling on the India shirt was a deeply moving spectacle to witness.
Yet the cap presentation, for all its emotion, is merely the very start of the journey. The far sterner examination now begins against a hostile England attack in seaming conditions, and how this remarkable talent responds will determine whether the hype was truly justified all along.
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