'Choice is quite obvious': AB de Villiers on Sooryavanshi
AB de Villiers warns that 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi faces an obvious pull toward T20 over Test cricket. The teenager scored 14 on his India T20I debut against England.
AB de Villiers reckons the choice for young players like Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is obvious: T20 over Tests. The format's accessibility—and the money it brings—tilts everything in its favour.
Sooryavanshi made his India debut in the T20I series against England, scoring 14 before being dismissed. De Villiers backed the teenager's talent but flagged the structural problem: at 15, Sooryavanshi's already in the system where T20 riches beckon and Test cricket feels like the harder path.
England won the first T20I, chasing down India's total. Sooryavanshi stays in the squad for the Zimbabwe series while Sanju Samson rests—another reminder that T20 slots are precious and Test time isn't waiting.
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