NEW DELHI: The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) is taking a long-term view of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s astonishing rise, with secretary Devajit Saikia revealing that the board is intently monitoring the 15-year-old and desires to make sure his early success interprets into a protracted and distinguished worldwide profession.Sooryavanshi’s fast emergence was among the many issues mentioned at Thursday’s high-level BCCI evaluation assembly in Mumbai, which was attended by Saikia, India Check and ODI captain Shubman Gill, T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, head coach Gautam Gambhir, Centre of Excellence (CoE) head VVS Laxman and different senior officers.{The teenager} has already gone from being an IPL sensation to changing into India’s youngest males’s worldwide debutant, and the BCCI is now decided to make sure that his growth is dealt with rigorously moderately than permitting the load of expectation to derail his progress.“We would like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi or any participant of his stature to proceed and serve like Sachin Tendulkar did for the nation or different gamers who up to now turned legends,” Saikia mentioned.“So we have a look at Vaibhav in a really critical method. He is monitored from each angle and each step he’s taking ahead in his worldwide profession. The BCCI is taking a really shut have a look at his future.”
‘We don’t need a one-series or one-year marvel’
Saikia made it clear that the BCCI’s goal is just not merely to maximise Sooryavanshi’s quick affect however to construct a profession that may final for years.“You see, the BCCI might be proud that we’re selling a participant of the age of 15 years who’s already making his mark within the worldwide state of affairs and we’re very cautious that each proper step he ought to take ahead in order that it shouldn’t be a one collection or one yr marvel,” he mentioned.The comparability with Tendulkar was significantly important. Like Sooryavanshi, Tendulkar was thrust into the worldwide highlight as an adolescent earlier than occurring to take pleasure in one of many longest and most profitable careers within the historical past of the sport.The BCCI secretary confused that Sooryavanshi’s progress could be intently tracked at each stage.“We would like Vaibhav’s relevance, or any participant of his stature, to proceed and function Sachin Tendulkar did for the nation or different gamers who up to now turned legends,” Saikia mentioned.{The teenager}’s fast rise has given the board loads of cause for optimism. He was India’s youngest-ever males’s worldwide debutant after incomes his maiden call-up following a sensational IPL 2026 marketing campaign with Rajasthan Royals.Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs in 16 matches at a strike fee of 237.30, together with a century and 5 fifties, whereas his 72 sixes set an IPL document for a single season. He subsequently gained a number of awards, together with the Orange Cap, Most Worthwhile Participant, Rising Participant, Tremendous Striker and Tremendous Sixes honours.He additionally made a right away affect for India in opposition to Zimbabwe, scoring 151 runs in three matches as India accomplished a 3-0 sweep and claimed his maiden Participant of the Sequence award.His growth has continued in home cricket. At 15 years and 157 days, he just lately turned the youngest batter to attain a half-century in Duleep Trophy historical past, breaking a document that had stood for 57 years.
Sooryavanshi a part of greater BCCI expertise pool
Importantly, the BCCI’s focus is just not restricted to Sooryavanshi. Saikia revealed that the board has recognized a bigger group of rising gamers who’re being monitored by means of the CoE.“That our selectors are wanting, we now have an enormous variety of upcoming gamers who’re doing good. In the event you have a look at our U19 Indian group, they’re changing into champions just lately additionally. Equally, in ladies’s cricket additionally, we’re world champions for the final two worldwide U19 T20 World Cups,” he mentioned.“So we’re all of the gamers, not solely Vaibhav’s relevance, however there are about 10-15 gamers who’re in our focused group. These are named in our focused group record, and they’re consistently monitored by our COE head, VVS Laxman, who’s taking eager curiosity of their future and their coaching and talent growth.”Laxman’s direct involvement provides Sooryavanshi and the opposite kids entry to the BCCI’s central growth construction as they make the tough transition from age-group cricket to senior worldwide cricket.The strategy additionally displays the board’s need to keep away from dashing proficient kids merely due to their early success.