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‘Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait’: Gautam Gambhir makes no guarantees after 15-year-old misses Afghanistan T20Is

India head coach Gautam Gambhir affirmed that 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi must remain patient for his next international chance, even after securing the Player of the Series award with 151 runs while opening with Abhishek Sharma in Zimbabwe. The teenage prodigy did not feature in any match during India's recent 3-0 sweep of Afghanistan, as Sanju Samson reclaimed his starting role and struck two half-centuries.

Gambhir indicated that established contributors like Samson and Sharma will continue to hold precedence in the national lineup, with this hierarchy anticipated to continue under captain and coach VVS Laxman at the forthcoming Asian Games.