former indian wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel Backs the Indian team management for their cautious handling of teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi but insists clear communication with the youngster is crucial as he awaits his international debut.With calls growing for the 15-year-old to join India’s starting XI for the T20I series against England, Parthiv is confident that Sooryavanshi will eventually get his chance. However, he stressed that the coaching staff must ensure the youngster fully understands his place in the team.Speaking on Jio Hotstar, Parthiv said: “I feel Vaibav Sooryavanshi will definitely get a chance at some point in this series. But at this stage, communication is extremely important. When you are part of a coaching staff, you have to ensure clear communication with your players. Even if you’re not going to play against him, you have to tell him that. ““He’s a 15-year-old kid so you need to be very careful with him and advise him to be patient. There are a lot of players who are doing a good job as well. Sanzhou Samson Won the best player in the T20 World Cup tournament. Ishan Kishan’s No. 3 batsman is the ICC’s top-ranked T20I batsman while Abhishek Sharma Second place. Currently, there is no place for Vaibhav in the XI and this needs to be communicated to him well,” he added.Parthiv’s remarks came a day after India bowling coach Moeen Morkel also called for patience, reiterating the management’s confidence in veteran openers Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma despite growing calls for Soriyavanshi to be brought in.Talking about Samson’s lean performance during the ongoing tour of England, Morkel said it was the responsibility of the coaching staff to support players who have performed well in the tournament in India.“I think we need to respect the fact that we have Abhishek Sharma, the number one batsman in T20 cricket. Sanju is a World Cup player,” Morkel explained. “Samson has had a great IPL. So, as a coaching staff, it’s only fair to show trust and support to the players. Yes, a youngster is knocking on the door and that’s exciting. But not just for those two top players but for the entire team, it’s good for us to show our support.“Morkel also made it clear that India were not willing to reshuffle the batting order just to accommodate new players.“On a day-to-day basis, it’s about putting performance on the board. That’s the key. But we also don’t want to overthink it and put other players in different positions. So, it’s not as simple as saying ‘let’s play Sooryavanshi’.”“It’s about backing some World Cup-winning players who have performed well in difficult circumstances and then building on that to strengthen our top order as much as possible under the circumstances.”Sooryavanshi forces his way into senior squad after impressive performance in IPL 2026 rajasthan royalsscored 776 points with an astonishing strike rate of 237.30 and won the Player of the Tournament award. However, he is still awaiting his debut in India after having been on the bench during the T20I series in Ireland, which India lost 2-0.
