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Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew his fuse successful an India A crippled successful Sri Lanka and pushed an absorption subordinate aft a heated on-field exchange.
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The spotlight has been connected Sooryavanshi since his batting heroics successful the caller Indian Premier League (IPL) won him a spot successful India's elder men's squad for their T20 circuit of Ireland and England.
But helium made headlines for each the incorrect reasons aft helium and a Sri Lanka A subordinate confronted each other, pursuing India's constrictive decision successful a Super Over successful Dambulla connected Monday (June 15, 2026).
Sri Lanka's Vishen Halambage exchanged words with departing Indian batters earlier Sooryavanshi responded and shoved him, according to Indian media and broadcast footage.
Sri Lanka A wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella stepped successful to calm tempers and separated the 2 players.
The teams exchanged handshakes, but TV images showed Sooryavanshi visibly upset.
The left-handed opener capped disconnected a stunning IPL 2026 play for Rajasthan Royals, wherever helium amassed 776 runs to decorativeness arsenic the tournament's starring tally scorer.
He struck 1 period and 5 half-centuries during the play to prime up the Orange Cap for the starring run-getter.
He besides bagged the IPL's astir invaluable subordinate and emerging subordinate prizes.
He is enactment to go India's youngest player, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, the batting large who made his Test debut aged 16 years and 205 days successful 1989.
India's elder squad volition play Ireland connected June 26 and 28 successful Belfast. The England bid volition statesman connected July 1 successful Chester-le-Street.
