Former India leg-spinner Piyush Chawla said that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should be fast-tracked into the Indian team if the Rajasthan Royals (RR) star continues batting in the stunning way that he has been doing over the last year. Praising him, Chawla further added that the left-handed batter has shown a lot of hunger for runs by smashing big centuries at the U19 level as well as in List A cricket as well.

During a discussion on ESPNcricinfo, Chawla said: “That’s the beauty of the IPL. At the age of 15, he is facing world-class bowlers. When he goes to the international level, he won’t be a stranger. It’s not that he has not faced 140kph-plus bowler. He has already smashed them. If he plays like that, would love to see him getting fast-tracked. Over the last, in U19, domestic, India A, whatever has played, he has scored some big hundreds. That’s really good.”

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“I think definitely in T20 format, if he has a very good IPL and if he shows that he has the ability to keep himself extremely calm under pressure. But, our Indian team is a world champion team, so to replace somebody is that side is not easy. There are a few players ahead of him at the moment. You tend to pick and build your team for the next ICC competitions,” he further added.

While sharing his views on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s batting talent, Ambati Rayudu also applauded the RR management for allowing him to play with freedom with the bat as well.

“He looks a part above a lot of youngsters in the country. He’s a talent that will definitely do wonders for Indian cricket. The kind of freedom with which he has been batting, it’s a great testament to the fact that their management has been doing a wonderful job in not complicating things for him,” Piyush Chawla concluded.