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India captain Shreyas Iyer remained tightlipped over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi\u2019s debut in the series opener against England to be played here on Wednesday, insisting it is important to back those players who won the T20 World Cup a few months ago.<\/p>\n

While the clamour over Sooryavanshi\u2019s debut has persistently followed the Indian camp ever since the teenager was named in the squads for the tours of Ireland and England, Iyer said it is crucial to have a secure environment for all players.<\/p>\n

In order to bring in the 15-year-old batting sensation, India, in all likelihood, will have to break the successful opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, all the players in the team have performed well, it\u2019s not that only one individual has performed well,\u201d Iyer told the reporters on the eve of the first T20I here on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we have to build that opportunity and security, so that each individual has confidence going forward into the tournaments. The players who have won the last World Cup, definitely have an idea of how to play T20, and continuously they have been the main pillars of that format so it\u2019s very important to back them,\u201d Iyer said.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ: ENG vs IND, 1st T20I preview: Eyes on Sooryavanshi as India looks to answer batting questions against England<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

Iyer, who took over India captaincy before the Ireland tour, said the first-ever series loss to the Irish was a \u201cdepressing\u201d one.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t embarrassing, but it was depressing for us, because we definitely didn\u2019t expect Ireland to play that well,\u201d Iyer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey outplayed us in every department, they had brilliant ideas about the dimensions of the ground, and we fell short in terms of analysing and planning the ground and the dimensions, and how the wicket would be played.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCredit to them, but we learnt a lot from that series. This is a completely new chapter for us coming in here.\u201d He continued, \u201cA couple of us have played in England before, and we know the conditions, we know the ideas, we know the dimensions over here. So, looking forward for an intense and challenging series.\u201d<\/p>\n

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