15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his international debut for India within the second T20I against England on Saturday. With this, he became India’s youngest-ever international debutant, surpassing the long-standing record held by batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar for nearly 37 years.
Although Sooryavanshi scored only 14 runs off 10 balls, he smashed two towering sixes too. Speaking after the match, England batter Jacob Bethell, who played a key role for his side, shared his thoughts on this.
“Yeah, it feels weird to say that I’m playing against someone seven years younger than me. I actually have watched him bat in India, watched him today – the swing and every part is pure. So, he’s an unbelievable talent,” said Bethell.
Nonetheless, Jacob Bethell scored a composed yet explosive unbeaten 76 to guide England to a four-wicket victory while chasing 191, helping the hosts take a 1-0 lead within the five-match series.
“I’d actually put it up near the highest. There’s nothing sweeter as a batter than walking off with a win, not out, walking in, shaking the boys’ hands,” Bethell said when asked where the innings ranked amongst his favourites for England,” he stated.
“I’ve scored just a few a whole bunch, but only one among them was in a winning cause. We lost in Australia, we lost in India, so after those games you usually think, ‘What more could I actually have done?’ “Whereas today, I’m all smiles. We’ve gone one-nil up within the series. There’s just a few scars against India, so it’s nice to get one up on them. It’s also given me quite a lot of confidence going into the last three games.” Jacob Bethell concluded.
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