Vaibhav Sooryavanshi sends a special message to Team India ahead of their World T20 clash with Pakistan

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur (Image Agency) India’s T20 World Cup campaign received a special boost on Sunday as teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi extended his support to the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ahead of their high-voltage clash against Pakistan.

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The young star took to Instagram and shared a heartfelt story wishing the Indian women’s team all the best for the start of the tournament. India begin their T20 World Cup journey against arch-rivals Pakistan in Birmingham in what is billed as one of the most anticipated contests of the tournament. Both teams were drawn into a highly competitive group, so a strong start was crucial to their qualification hopes.The rivalry has largely favored India over the years. India have a 6-2 lead over Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup and have won 13 of the 16 T20Is played between the two teams.Harmanpreet Kaur’s side will look to continue this dominance when they take to the field on Sunday. India are expected to rely on experienced stars like Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma and skipper Harmanpreet, while Pakistan will look to skipper Fatima Sana and her young batting talent to challenge the favourites.Vaibhav’s endorsement has added significance given his own meteoric rise in Indian cricket. At just 15-and-a-half years old, the batting prodigy has already earned an invite to India for the T20I tour of the UK after a sensational IPL 2026 campaign. Representing Rajasthan Royals, Vaibhav finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 776 runs and stunned the bowlers with an extraordinary strike rate of over 237. His fearless batting made him one of the biggest stories of the season and cemented his status as one of the brightest young talents in world cricket.