15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his international debut for India in 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 am playing against someone seven years younger than me. I have watched him bat in India, watched him today – the swing and everything is pure. So, he’s an unbelievable talent,” said Bethell.
However, 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 in the five-match series.
“I’d actually put it up close to the top. 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 among his favourites for England,” he stated.
“I’ve scored a few hundreds, but only one of them was in a winning cause. We lost in Australia, we lost in India, so after those games you always think, ‘What more could I have done?’ “Whereas today, I’m all smiles. We’ve gone one-nil up in the series. There’s a few scars against India, so it’s nice to get one up on them. It’s also given me a lot of confidence going into the last three games.” Jacob Bethell concluded.
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