No debut, but big cheers: Belfast crowd shows love for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi – WATCH | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: The wait for 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi went on to make his India debut, but the youngster also won many hearts during the first T20I against Ireland on Friday at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.Many fans had arrived at the ground hoping to see the teenage star in India’s playing XI after his sensational IPL season. Although Sooryavanshi was not selected, the crowd made sure that he felt their support. During the match, Sooryavanshi was seen bringing drinks to his teammates along with spinner Ravi Bishnoi. Every time the teenager appeared near the boundary ropes, loud cheers echoed around the stadium.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi debut is expected to continue
The excitement started even before the match when the new captain of India Shreyas Iyer arrived for the launch. After calling the playing XI, Iyer was immediately asked if Sooryavanshi would make his international debut.“Unfortunately not (Sooryavanshi’s debut). He is a gun player, but we have some tremendous actors who have done well for us, so we are backing him. He will get his chance when the time comes,” Iyer said.India have retained the core of the team that won the T20 World Cup earlier this year, with Sooryavanshi forced to wait for his opportunity.
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While the pre-match focus was on whether Sooryavanshi would play, the headlines eventually belonged to Ireland.The hosts stunned the T20 World Cup champions with a 34-run win, their first win over India in any format.Ireland recovered from 51/4 to post 182/9 before bowling India out for 148 in 18.5 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Shreyas Iyer promises a strong response
After suffering defeat in his first match as India’s T20I captain, Iyer admitted that the team had a lot to improve on.“We will not forget what happened and there is a lot to learn from this game. He will come out all guns blazing in the next game.”
Ireland’s rookies in print
India-born arm pacer Jai Moondra enjoyed a memorable debut, dismissing Sanju Samson with his first ball before finishing with 2/25.Matt Hollard also played on debut, taking three wickets, including those of Ishan Kishan and Iyer. Left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys claimed three wickets as Ireland’s disciplined attack never allowed India to recover thereafter. Abhishek Sharmaexplosives 50 off 20 balls.The two teams meet again in the second and final T20I on Sunday, when Sooryavanshi could be back in contention for his long-awaited India debut.
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