Vaibhav Sooryavanshi spotted carrying drinks after missing India debut against Ireland – WATCH | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Fans of the Belfast Civil Service Cricket Club turned up hoping to witness 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi make his India debut against Ireland in the first T20I on Friday.Instead, they saw the teenager carrying drinks along the border ropes.Every time Sooryavanshi walked onto the field with the drinks, loud cheers echoed around the ground as spectators showed their support for the youngster, whose senior India debut has been eagerly awaited since his explosive IPL performances.

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.The answer was no.“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.