Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Not Debuting vs Ireland Right Call? R. Ashwin Defends Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer's Call Ahead of T20Is vs England

India vs England: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi did not get his much-awaited national debut against Ireland and that led to the management facing the heat, former India cricketer R. Ashwin has now come out in defense of the call taken. Ashwin asks what if he did not get the runs he was expected to against Ireland. As per Ashwin, had Sooryavanshi failed - the entire narrative would have changed to 'can hit in the IPL, but he can't play in seaming, sporting conditions'.

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Ashwin Makes Sense

"Let's say Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was given his debut against Ireland, but he played and failed in these two matches, would this (narrative) be reversed? In all honesty, everything would be reversed. Everyone would say, 'Vaibhav Sooryavanshi can hit in the IPL, but he can't play in seaming, sporting conditions'," Ashwin said, speaking on his YouTube channel.

"In such conditions - be it Vaibhav, Abhishek or Sanju - if you play in the same T20 template, there will be chances of getting out. That is why I said that it is not a bad experience to sit outside, within the team environment. You're learning from somebody else's experience," Ashwin added.

Ashwin said it’s not a setback for 15-year-old Sooryavanshi to be benched. 

“The most free and most valuable lessons can be learned when you sit in close quarters and watch the mistakes of high-performing individuals. You won't get a better platform than that,” he said.

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The opening T20I against England would start in a few hours from now and it would be interesting to see Sooryavanshi gets his debut or the wait will continue. The Shreyas Iyer-led side would like to bounce back to winning ways after a shock whitewash against Ireland.