‘Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi play?’, is currently the most asked question in the cricketing fraternity ahead of India’s first T20I against Ireland in the upcoming two-match T20I series between the two sides.
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has given his verdict about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s chances of featuring in the upcoming opening match of the series starting on Friday, June 26. According to Chopra, it is a tricky situation for the team management as despite Vaibhav deserving of an opportunity, the trio of Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, and Abhishek Sharma too, have been equally good.
“There is a big question whether the kid (Suryavanshi) would be able to become a part of the XI. There are two options. Either do justice or give a chance, because if you do justice, you won’t be able to give a chance, and if you give a chance, you won’t be able to do justice. You have to play three out of four players in the top three. All four will not be able to play,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’.
He emphasised on the word ‘justice’ while justifying his stance. For the unversed, Sanju, Ishan, and Abhishek are coming off after winning the T20 World Cup 2026 as top-three of the batting line-up, and hence Chopra feels it will be unfair to drop either of them.
“If you go for chance, you will have to drop one of the three. You can also make a rotational policy there, but I don’t subscribe to that opinion. Is it so necessary so early? So Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will be part of my team. I will go with justice. I want to stay with the ones who won us the World Cup,” Chopra continued.
He further revealed his batting line-up for the Indian team in the first T20I.
“I will still keep Ishan Kishan at No. 3. Shreyas Iyer at No. 4 for sure. He is the new captain. I will keep Tilak Varma at No. 5. He is the vice-captain of this team now. Then Shivam Dube at No. 6, which means he will have to bowl a little as well,” he concluded.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had a stellar Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with Rajasthan Royals (RR), smashing 776 runs, and subsequently winning the Most Valuable Player award.
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