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No room for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi? Here's how India can solve the selection puzzle

The rapid emergence of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has created a selection dilemma for India, as the team struggles to balance his inclusion with established top-order hitters like Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Ishan Kishan. During the Wellington fixture, Sooryavanshi and Sharma combined for a 133-run partnership, with the teenager contributing 45 runs, yet he was subsequently omitted from the fourth T20I to accommodate Kishan's return.

While figures like Stephen Fleming have defended the decision to rotate the youngster, calls are growing for a more structured rotation policy to ensure consistent development for the teenage talent. Glenn Phillips has also noted the influence of the IPL on his own performance following a century against the Indian side.

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