Ravichandran Ashwin advocates for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to pursue Test cricket, despite the 15-year-old’s phenomenal white-ball success. Sooryavanshi’s record-breaking IPL 2026 campaign, where he won the Orange Cap with 776 runs, has sparked debate about his future format. Ashwin acknowledges the changing landscape of cricket and the difficulty in forcing a player’s hand. Ravichandran Ashwin advocates for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to pursue Test cricket, despite the 15-year-old’s phenomenal white-ball success. Sooryavanshi’s record-breaking IPL 2026 campaign, where he won the Orange Cap with 776 runs, has sparked debate about his future format. Ashwin acknowledges the changing landscape of cricket and the difficulty in forcing a player’s hand.
