Former Team India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar warned young batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi about the challenges he could face in future after the latter’s international debut in the second T20I against England in Manchester. However, he became the youngest ever to don the Indian jersey. However, Suryavanshi was dismissed for a 10-ball 14. Nevertheless, he smashed two maximums off Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue, respectively.

Talking about this, Nayar said on Star Sports, “The jitters have just started for Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The first one is the easiest one. It gets harder with time and with every innings. The talent is obiously there but the one test he’ll be put through is his mentality. But if you give him the freedom and then runaway, you’ll get success.”

Abhishek Nayar also believes Vaibhav Suryavanshi has certainly raised the bar for 15-year-olds across the country with his rise to stardom as well.

“I feel for all the other 15-year-olds in India as their parents must be sitting on the couches and asking them, ‘What are you doing here? Look at what Vaibhav Suryavanshi is doing for Team India’. So I am sure it’s a nightmare for the other 15-year-olds. At 15, the one advantage he has is there is no baggage. You have the freedom not to think as a 15-year-old,” said Nayar.

“The more he plays, the more baggage he’ll carry from the outside expectations to your own. Even now, it’ll be hard for him to express himself freely because when he goes back, there will be congratulatory calls and messages. So he has to now live that and the ecosystem the Indian support staff creates for him will be vital,” he concluded.