Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sooryavanshi is the youngest player to represent India, breaking Tendulkar’s record.
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Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set another record by becoming the youngest ever player to play for India. He was just 15 years and 99 days old when he took to the field in India's second T20 of their ongoing series against England, breaking the long held record of Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut in a Test against Pakistan aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989. Alison Mitchell, Sunil Gupta and Brett Sprigg discuss whether he’s living up to the hype.
Plus, history is being made at Lord’s as it hosts its first every Women’s Test match between England and India. Fast bowler Lauren Filer tells us what the occasion means for the women’s game.
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Is Sooryavanshi living up to the hype?
02:37 How have the Indian fans taken to Sooryavanshi?
04:22 'If you're good enough, you're old enough?'
06:17 What role will Sooryavanshi's teammates play in his development?
07:37 Is Sooryavanshi's name cutting through in Australia?
08:32 Sunil Gupta's concerns about India's men's T20 team
10:47 England fast-bowler Lauren Filer on being part of the first ever women's Test at Lord's
15:25 Should it be a five-day Test?
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Sooryavanshi is the youngest player to represent India, breaking Tendulkar’s record.
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Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set another record by becoming the youngest ever player to play for India. He was just 15 years and 99 days old when he took to the field in India's second T20 of their ongoing series against England, breaking the long held record of Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut in a Test against Pakistan aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989. Alison Mitchell, Sunil Gupta and Brett Sprigg discuss whether he’s living up to the hype.
Plus, history is being made at Lord’s as it hosts its first every Women’s Test match between England and India. Fast bowler Lauren Filer tells us what the occasion means for the women’s game.
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Is Sooryavanshi living up to the hype?
02:37 How have the Indian fans taken to Sooryavanshi?
04:22 'If you're good enough, you're old enough?'
06:17 What role will Sooryavanshi's teammates play in his development?
07:37 Is Sooryavanshi's name cutting through in Australia?
08:32 Sunil Gupta's concerns about India's men's T20 team
10:47 England fast-bowler Lauren Filer on being part of the first ever women's Test at Lord's
15:25 Should it be a five-day Test?
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