Former India player Kris Srikkanth made a massive Sachin Tendulkar comparison for young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi amid the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) 2025-26 as well. The tournament began on
Wednesday, December 24 as well.

On the opening day, Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a blistering ton for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in the Plate Group as well. He also scored a record-breaking 190 off just 84 balls with 16 fours and 15 sixes at a strike rate of 226.19 as well.

“Vaibhav is scoring centuries everywhere, be it the IPL, U19, anywhere. You can say it is against Arunachal Pradesh but that is a different story. This boy has been hammering everybody across all kinds of matches. I had told last year also that they should fast-track him for the T20 World Cup. Maybe it is too late for that now, but they still fast-track him into the team. This boy has got tremendous potential. He should be fast-tracked and brought into the Indian team soon,” he said on his YouTube channel ‘Cheeky Cheeka’.

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“People say let him play for some more time, let him do this, let him do that. Sachin also played a such a young age. Of course, he played for India after scoring hundreds at all levels, but the same thing can be done for this boy in white-ball cricket,” he stated.

Meanwhile, Kris Srikkanth also urged Team India not to let go of Vaibhav Suryavanshi and the batter should be at least be included in the reserves as well.

“Look at Suryavanshi’s records. He is at a completely different level. He should not be left behind. He has to be fast-tracked soon. I heard some news that Rahul Dravid said that he should be fast-tracked now. I told this during the last IPL itself. At least have him in the reserves and give him a chance where possible. I don’t want them to let go of this guy. In all fairness, he is an outstanding talent,” he said.

“Just imagine Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi opening. What a devastating pair it can be. Think about it. Or Ishan Kishan and Suryavanshi, or Ishan and Abhishek. These left-handers are more devastating and take the match away from you literally in the first six overs. That’s how the team is. I feel the right-handers are like second fiddle,” Kris Srikkanth concluded.