India, Dec. 15 -- With the T20 World Cup just two months away, the BCCI has received a request from Vaibhav Suryavanshi's childhood coach. Manish Ojha, who guided Suryavanshi in his early years, says the teenage protege is prepared for international cricket and has urged the selectors to consider the 14-year-old in India's T20I set-up. Ojha's suggestion comes three days after Suryavanshi blasted 171 against the UAE in the ongoing Under-19 Asia Cup. This is the youngster's sixth century in 2025 alone.

Suryavanshi became a household name earlier this year during the Indian Premier League, when he bludgeoned his way to a hundred for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, becoming the youngest ever to smash an IPL century. From there, he w...