‘Bizarre to drop Samson but great to see Vaibhav debut’

Former batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes India’s decision to drop Sanju Samson in the second T20 against England was a “bizarre” call even though it was “great” to see teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finally make his debut.

The 15-year-old made a 10-ball 14 after becoming the youngest Indian to make his international debut, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar, who was 16 when he first played for India back in 1989. India, however, lost the match on Saturday by four wickets to trail 0-1 in the five-match series after the opening game was washed out.

Sooryavanshi’s debut came at the expense of T20 World Cup hero Samson, as he has struggled to get going on the ongoing tour. Manjrekar said there was no need to leave Samson out for Sooryavanshi as both could have been accommodated.