{"id":5664,"date":"2026-08-03T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/sooryavanshi-surpasses-tendulkar-to-make-india-history-bbc-world-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:16:58","slug":"sooryavanshi-surpasses-tendulkar-to-make-india-history-bbc-world-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/reel\/sooryavanshi-surpasses-tendulkar-to-make-india-history-bbc-world-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Sooryavanshi surpasses Tendulkar to make India history &#8211; BBC World Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZ-z5YJE0I4?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Sooryavanshi is the youngest player to represent India, breaking Tendulkar\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to subscribe to our channel \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/bbc.in\/3VyyriM<\/p>\n<p>Teenager Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set another record by becoming the youngest ever player to play for India. He was just 15 years and 99 days old when he took to the field in India&#8217;s second T20 of their ongoing series against England, breaking the long held record of Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut in a Test against Pakistan aged 16 years and 205 days in 1989. Alison Mitchell, Sunil Gupta and Brett Sprigg discuss whether he\u2019s living up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, history is being made at Lord\u2019s as it hosts its first every Women\u2019s Test match between England and India. Fast bowler Lauren Filer tells us what the occasion means for the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n00:54 Is Sooryavanshi living up to the hype?<br \/>\n02:37 How have the Indian fans taken to Sooryavanshi?<br \/>\n04:22 &#8216;If you&#8217;re good enough, you&#8217;re old enough?&#8217;<br \/>\n06:17 What role will Sooryavanshi&#8217;s teammates play in his development?<br \/>\n07:37 Is Sooryavanshi&#8217;s name cutting through in Australia?<br \/>\n08:32 Sunil Gupta&#8217;s concerns about India&#8217;s men&#8217;s T20 team<br \/>\n10:47 England fast-bowler Lauren Filer on being part of the first ever women&#8217;s Test at Lord&#8217;s<br \/>\n15:25 Should it be a five-day Test?<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nThis is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel.<br \/>\nIf you like what we do, you can also find us here:<br \/>\nInstagram \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nTwitter \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nFacebook \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/facebook.com\/bbcworldservice<br \/>\nBBC World Service website \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffd https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldserviceradio<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for watching and subscribing!<br \/>\n#BBCWorldService #WorldService<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fZ-z5YJE0I4\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sooryavanshi is the youngest player to represent India, breaking Tendulkar\u2019s record. 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