‘We’ll have ups and downs’: England star issues reality check to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

England all-rounder Sam Curran has described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s rise to the Indian team as an “unbelievable story”, saying the 15-year-old has earned the attention coming his way, while hoping England will keep him quiet if he makes his international debut in the ongoing T20I series.The cricketing world has been waiting for Sooryavanshi’s India debut ever since he was picked for the UK tour following his performances for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.Speaking to the media ahead of the second T20I, Curran said that he had watched Sooryavanshi closely during the IPL.“I think it’s an incredible story. I’ve been watching a lot of IPL for a month and I’ve just been watching this guy, he looks so easy. It’s really incredible and it’s so right to get the attention he deserves.”“He’s so raw and he’s having the time of his life, isn’t he? Playing for India at 15 is such a great story and I think even as the opposition you have to admire the skills and things like that,” Curran said.Curran believes the conditions in England could present a different challenge for the youngster.“I think England will probably be a different challenge, the pitches are very different, much slower than in India. Guys can have their plans and things like that.”“So I think we’ll have our plans, of course, but I’m not saying they’re the right plans, you never know because he’s playing really well.“But at the end of the day I’ll try to apply my skills, but there’s no doubt he’s quite exceptional at what he does,” he said.Sooryavanshi finished IPL 2026 as the top run-scorer of the tournament, scoring 776 runs at a success rate of 230 overs.Curran also said that handling the attention that comes with playing for India could be Sooryavanshi’s biggest challenge.“I think being an Indian cricketer in India is probably a lot bigger than us. So I think that’s probably going to be his biggest challenge, how he deals with that. He’s played one or two IPL seasons and now he’s right in the Indian team. I’m sure he’s got people around him trying to help him. But I think you never know until he makes his debut and you see how he does.”“I’m sure he’ll have his ups and downs like anyone else, but as a cricketer you’ve got to enjoy what he’s doing because it’s pretty cool. At 15 I think I was just knocking around at boarding school in Surrey.”

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