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For the duration of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Kumar Sangakkara, who fulfilled the dual responsibility of head coach and Director of Cricket for Rajasthan Royals, had a bird\u2019s-eye view of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s game. Having watched the 15-year-old make another giant leap after the promise of his debut campaign in 2025, the former Sri Lanka skipper said Sooryavanshi was \u201cmore than ready\u201d for an India call-up.<\/p>\n

The cherubic southpaw\u2019s next assignment is a 50-over tri-series for India-A in Sri Lanka from June 9 to 21. Once that concludes, there is an irresistible case for the teenager to be handed a senior T20I call-up. India has two T20Is against Ireland in Belfast on June 26 and 28, followed by a five-match series versus England from July 1 to 11.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I mean, you never know if anyone\u2019s ready until they play. But with everything Vaibhav has shown against some of the best bowlers in the world, I think he\u2019s more than ready to take on any challenge you throw at him. And I\u2019m sure that he\u2019ll get that call-up very, very soon. He\u2019s batted with a lot of maturity,\u201d Sangakkara told the media after RR\u2019s defeat to Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2 on Friday.<\/p>\n

Sooryavanshi\u2019s second season ended with a mind-boggling tally of 776 runs. On Friday, the Titans attack came up with a concerted short-ball ploy led by the pair of Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada, but the youngster showed substance along with style in an innings of 96 off 47 balls.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a much tougher innings with wickets falling around him. He reads the game really well, and he\u2019s got no fear,\u201d Sangakkara noted.<\/p>\n

Royals\u2019 exit in Qualifier 2 is a substantial improvement from their ninth-placed finish in the standings last season.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the franchise\u2019s youth-centric approach has perhaps allowed it to escape microscopic scrutiny for some middling performances, but Sangakkara was clear that he expected no such leeway with the current squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2022, we made a conscious decision that we are going to change that and we\u2019re going to get as many players that are ready to play now and win matches,\u201d the 48-year-old stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s how we\u2019ve done everything. Vaibhav is an outlier, but we bought him because we thought he was absolutely good enough to play in our first XI. We\u2019ve changed our mindset completely away from the development angle for the last four years.\u201d<\/p>\n

If Sangakkara does have a lament at the end of a season where RR was one step away from the final, it seems to be the non-availability of Sam Curran for the entire season.<\/p>\n

Before the commencement of the IPL in March, the franchise was informed that the England all-rounder was ruled out of the entire tournament, and thus decided to rope in Dasun Shanaka as a replacement. However, Curran has played three games for Surrey in the Vitality Blast T20 in the past week.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were told Curran had a season-ending injury, but I saw him playing for Surrey, so that was disappointing,\u201d Sangakkara rued.<\/p>\n

In this regard, the RR coach stressed the importance of the BCCI\u2019s policy to deal with overseas players who pull out after being picked at the IPL auctions. Currently, such players are banned for two seasons unless there is an injury involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cA proper tight policy around that is always a requirement. The BCCI has a strict policy on that. Every person goes through injuries, and if it\u2019s a serious, season-ending injury, we understand of course,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Published on May 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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