Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Jayasuriya Praises Sooryavanshi, Backs Sri Lanka and Corporate Cricket
Sanath Jayasuriya praised three young Indian cricket players.
They are Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, and Sanju Samson.
He said Vaibhav is very talented but still has much to learn.
Abhishek and Sanju recently scored many runs for India against Afghanistan.
India won that series by three games to zero.
Jayasuriya also said Sri Lanka has strong men’s and women’s teams for the Asian Games.
He praised Sonal Dinusha for playing well under pressure against India.
Jayasuriya also supports a corporate cricket tournament that could help undiscovered players show their skills.
Sanath Jayasuriya praised 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi but said the teenager has a long way to go.
Jayasuriya called Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson talented, proven players after their strong Afghanistan series.
Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson scored 346 runs together in India’s 3-0 T20I series win over Afghanistan.
Jayasuriya backed Sri Lanka’s men’s and women’s teams to perform well at the Asian Games.
He highlighted Sonal Dinusha as a future Sri Lankan star after his pressure performances against India.
- Who
- Sanath Jayasuriya, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Sonal Dinusha are central to the comments.
- What
- Jayasuriya assessed the Indian players, backed Sri Lanka’s Asian Games teams, praised Dinusha, and promoted the Corporate Cricket World Cup.
- When
- Jayasuriya made the comments on Sunday; the one-off T20I in Japan is scheduled for Tuesday, and the Corporate Cricket World Cup final is planned for July 2027.
- Where
- The comments were made in Gurugram. The players are in Japan, while Dinusha’s cited performances came in Galle and Colombo.
- Why
- Jayasuriya said Sooryavanshi needs time to develop and argued that corporate cricket can give talented players missed opportunities to prove themselves.
- Sooryavanshi’s age
- 15 years old
- Afghanistan series
- India won the T20I series 3-0
- Combined runs
- Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson scored 346 runs across the series
- Asian Games
- India and Sri Lanka are scheduled to compete in Nagoya, Japan
- Sonal Dinusha’s second Test scores
- 103 and 133 not out
- Corporate tournament
- 192 teams will compete across 24 cities
- Planned final
- The top two teams from each city will qualify for the July 2027 event