Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is not selected in India’s 15-member Under-19 squad for the home series against Australia, despite being 15 years old. The BCCI announces the squad, but the wicket-less spot allocated to players follows eligibility and registration rules that govern U-19 selection.
Both reports point to the same explanation: BCCI regulations on age-group eligibility determine who can be named in the team. The coverage notes that Sooryavanshi’s age at the relevant cutoff does not align with the criteria required for this specific U-19 squad, leading to his omission. The articles describe this as a rule-based decision rather than performance-based exclusion.
While the outlets differ in tone—one frames the issue directly around the BCCI rule, and the other discusses it as a broader “why he wasn’t selected” story—both attribute his absence from the squad to the league’s eligibility requirements for the series.
