NEW DELHI: A poor outing with the bat did not stop Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from making an impact in the Duleep Trophy. The 15-year-old East Zone vice-captain rolled up his sleeves and picked up two wickets in the space of four balls against North East Zone in the quarter-final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 2 in Bengaluru.

Rahul Dravid emphasizes nurturing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's talent across formats, balancing white-ball exposure while prioritizing red-ball cricket to ensure Test cricket's growth.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi begins his red-ball audition in the Duleep Trophy as the teen eyes a Test future after his breakthrough 2026 season. | Cricket