India’s T20 World Cup campaign got a major boost on Sunday as teenage batting sensation Vibhu Suryavanshi backed the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side ahead of the high-voltage clash against Pakistan.
Vaibhu Suryavanshi Insta Story
The young star took to Instagram to share a heartfelt story wishing the Indian women’s team all the best for their tournament opener. India begin their T20 World Cup journey in Birmingham against arch-rivals Pakistan in what is being touted as one of the most anticipated encounters of the tournament. Both sides have been drawn in a very competitive group, making a strong start crucial to their qualification hopes.This rivalry has largely favored India over the years. India have a 6-2 lead over Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup and have won 13 of the 16 T20Is played between the two teams.Harman Preet KaurHis team will aim to continue that dominance when they take to the field on Sunday. India are expected to rely on experienced stars. Smriti MandhanaShafali Verma, Jemima RodriguezDeepti Sharma and captain Harman Preet, while Pakistan will look to captain Fatima Sana and her young batting talent to challenge the favourites.Vaibhav’s support is all the more significant given his own rise in Indian cricket. At just 15-and-a-half years old, the batting prodigy has already earned a call-up to India for the T20I tour of Great Britain after a sensational IPL 2026 campaign. To represent Rajasthan Royals, Vibhav finished as the highest run-scorer of the tournament with 776 runs and stunned the bowlers with a phenomenal strike rate of over 237. His fearless batting made him one of the biggest stories of the season and cemented his status as one of the brightest young talents in world cricket.
