Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can have his parents travel with him on India’s overseas tours, the cricket board told AFP on Sunday, a day after the 15-year-old batting sensation earned his first senior international call-up.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi was named in India’s T20 squad for the tours to Ireland and England, and the Asian Games, after sweeping the batting honours in this year’s Indian Premier League.<\/p>\n
The left-handed opener is currently in Sri Lanka with the India A squad for a tri-nation series.<\/p>\n
“His father will be flying down to Sri Lanka today,” said Devajit Saikia, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).<\/p>\n
“Also, if his parents want to go to England and Ireland with him, then we will make arrangements for their travel. They would be his best support system.”<\/p>\n
India, the T20 world champions, are scheduled to play Ireland on June 26 and 28 in Belfast before a five-match England series beginning July 1.<\/p>\n
The Asian Games will be held in Japan in September and October.<\/p>\n
Sooryavanshi’s selection follows a stunning IPL campaign for Rajasthan Royals, where he amassed 776 runs to finish as the tournament’s leading run scorer.<\/p>\n
He struck one century and five half-centuries during the season.<\/p>\n
He picked the Orange Cap for the leading run-getter, the IPL most valuable player and emerging player prizes.<\/p>\n
He is line to become India’s youngest player, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, the batting great who made his Test debut aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989.<\/p>\n
“With his performances, he has almost forced us to pick him,” chief selector Ajit Agarkar said.<\/p>\n
“Like everyone else that has watched T20 cricket in India, we have got high hopes of him. I think he just has picked himself.”<\/p>\n
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