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The India national cricket team will take on the England national cricket team at the Banks Homes Riverside, Durham on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer’s team will play a five-match T20 series with the Three Lions; Earlier, they suffered a heavy defeat against Ireland, losing the series 2–0 for the first time, which was a tough start to Iyer’s captaincy tenure.
Team India will try to win the series after recovering from the shocking series defeat in England. Ahead of the first T20 match against England, captain Shreyas Iyer is holding a pre-match press conference, where he has answered the most talked about question that why Vaibhav Suryavanshi did not play in the series against Ireland despite his current form.
“It’s not that only one person has performed well” – Shreyas Iyer supports India’s batsmen despite poor performance
Shreyas Iyer was asked how challenging it is to handle a player like Vaibhav Suryavanshi sitting on the bench? He replied that all the players playing in Ireland have performed well in the last T20 World Cup 2026 and the team management is giving opportunities and a sense of security to every player.
“Look, all the players in the team have performed well. It is not that only one person has performed well. But we have to create an environment of opportunity and security so that everyone gets confidence to move ahead in the tournament,” Iyer said.
When Shreyas Iyer was asked why Vaibhav Suryavanshi is still on the bench despite scoring so many runs, this is what he replied:
“Everyone currently playing in the team has performed well. Only Vaibhav Suryavanshi has not performed well. We want to give better performance to every player…PIC.TeawITeaTeaER.Cheym/OfwWhySmheyFRnm
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“And having won the last World Cup, they definitely know how to play T20 cricket. They have been the main pillars of that format consistently. So, it is very important to support them.”
“It’s very personal” – Shreyas Iyer gives update on Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s debut
Shreyas gave an official update on whether Vaibhav Suryavanshi will play in the England series or not. He was also seen batting for long periods in Ireland and Durham before the match. However, Iyer did not reveal India’s plans before the match.
Shreyas Iyer said, “Look, you never know what is going to happen. Our hands are also tied at the moment as to what we are going to do. Because it is very personal. It is something that we discuss in the team.”
“We can’t tell everyone what combination we are going to play with and tell the opponents that that’s going to happen. Obviously, he is a fantastically talented guy. And whenever he gets a chance to play, he will definitely perform brilliantly.”
Will Vaibhav Suryavanshi debut against England?
However, as reported by RevSportz, Vaibhav Suryavanshi looked in great form during India’s training session before the match. This boy was seen batting with Samson in the adjacent nets. Is this a sign that Vaibhav will open with Samson, or Vaibhav will play with Abhishek Sharma, leaving Samson at number 3?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi performed brilliantly for Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, scoring 776 runs in the tournament and won the Orange Cap, becoming the youngest player to receive the award.
Suryavanshi was also named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his exceptional performance throughout the tournament. He also played well in the List A matches in the recently concluded Tri-Series competition in Sri Lanka, where he scored 94 runs off 29 balls in the final.
