Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh wants to see young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in Test cricket for India in the future. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has established himself as arguably the best hitter in modern-day white-ball cricket. In the last couple of years, the 15-year-old talent has proved himself for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL and for the India A cricket team across different formats before earning the national team call-up.
Sooryavanshi so far made his debut for India only in the T20 format, with the prospect of playing for the side in two different formats as well. Will the southpaw be able to break into the Test format scenario? Because of his ultra-aggressive batting, while some have doubts about his chances in the Whites, Waugh opined that one day Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will play Test matches as well.
Speaking on Star Sports, Steve Waugh stated that he does not doubt that the Bihar-born will be good enough to represent India in the longest format of the game. But that's the question. He is only 15, so to play Tests, the Indian team management could take some time to hand him his Test debut cap.
"He's obviously a freakish talent, and he will be good enough to play Test cricket. I do not doubt that. The question is if India are prepared to give him an opportunity so early. There's nothing to say that he doesn't score a century in his first Test match. He has that sort of talent, but it'll be different," Steve Smith opined.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing international record
Breaking legendary Sachin Tendulkar's record, Sooryavanshi made his India debut at the age of only 15. He holds the record for scoring an international half-century for the Men in Blue as well. In England, he struggled to get runs but bounced back soon when India travelled to face Zimbabwe.
Recently, he played for the East Zone as their vice-captain in the Duleep Trophy 2026 quarter-finals. With the extra responsibility, the opener scored only eight off six deliveries, but his team managed to win the match against the North East Zone by an innings and 210 runs.
Steve Waugh says first-class experience will be valuable for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi before playing Test matches for India
As red-ball cricket is different compared to white-ball formats, Steve Waugh wants to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi more in First Class cricket, from where the attacking batter will get to know how to perform against the red ball. As of now, Sooryavanshi has scored 215 runs so far in 9 First Class matches in his domestic cricket career, averaging only 16.53.
"There will be different challenges for him in Test cricket. Bowlers have more scope to do things differently. I would like to see him have more first-class experience under his belt. You don't want to throw him into Test cricket without a lot of three- or four-day cricket experience," said Waugh in the same statement through the affirmative source.
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