‘Too early for him’: Sachin’s blunt verdict on Sooryavanshi’s leadership role

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar stated that it was too early for 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to be named East Zone vice-captain for the Duleep Trophy. During a Reddit Q&A session, Tendulkar advised that the teenager should focus on gaining more red-ball experience and take his career one step at a time, rather than taking on leadership duties so quickly after playing only eight red-ball matches for Bihar.

Sooryavanshi was picked as deputy to captain Ishan Kishan ahead of veteran Abhimanyu Easwaran, though selectors clarified the move was solely for developmental purposes. In the same Q&A, Tendulkar addressed his own captaincy tenure, noting selection constraints during his era, while naming Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni as his favorite Indian captains.