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India's Youngest-Ever Cricketer: 15-Year-Old Sooryavanshi Smashes Tendulkar's Debut Record
Times of India·Sunday, 5 July 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became India's youngest international cricketer at 15 years and 99 days during the second T20I against England in Manchester, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 36-year-old record. The left-handed opener scored 14 off 10 balls, hitting two sixes including one off Jofra Archer, before being stumped. He also became the first Indian batter to be stumped on T20I debut.
Why It Matters
Tendulkar's debut age record has stood for over three decades — this is a genuine landmark moment in Indian cricket history that fans across the country will remember.
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